Night #2...

This is more like what I expected. I'll start by saying Carter gets his flexibility from his daddy and his stubbornness/stall tactics from his mommy. These 2 clashed tonight and flexibility lost. He hasn't been so flexible adjusting to the big boy bed. Here's how tonight looked.

Aaron was away tonight on a youth group trip so Carter got a bath and got ready for bed. At 8:30, we climbed into bed with 3 books. We reach each one 1 time except we read I love you through and through twice. Carter requested to read another but I told him only 3 books and stuck to it. So at 8:45, we prayed and I crawled out of bed. Carter was not happy. Below is how the night went...

Attempt 1---I couldn't even get out of the room before he was standing up crying and walking towards the end of the bed. Frightened he was gonna walk off, I grabbed him and laid him back down.

Attempt 2---Same as first but I just stood at the door as he walked to me crying. I went and sat on the cube/chair that I sat on last night and held him in my lap for a minute. He requested a blanket so I grabbed one of the ones he used to sleep with in his crib. Then tried to lay him down, but he fought that and crawled out.

Attempt 3-8---All looked similar...Carter cried and climbed out, poked his head out from the door and said hey. Every time he walked to the door holding that blanket (and he's never been attached to anything before) I walked him back to bed and we did it all over again.

Attempt 9---This was the first time he put his head on my shoulder when I picked him up. He was getting tired of fighting me.

Attempt 10—--I tried to pretend like I didn't see him when he poked his head out. He didn't leave his room, just said a friendly hey.

Attempt 11—--Requested More milk, None given. Just laid him back down.

Attempt 12—--I stood in his room about 30 secs rubbing his back...Left without him crying.As he hears me coming to his room, he hides along the wall but never tries to run away.

Attempt 13---I asked him to get back in bed..he stood at the door holding the blanket. Said "Mommy hold you."

Attempt 14-I patted him on the back and rubbed his hair for 15 seconds and left quiet, he asked me to sit but I left.

Attempt 15—Asked me to sit, I did, he asked to be covered up, I rubbed his hair, he requested milk, No milk given

Attempt 16—I heard him talking in his room.

Attempt 17—Hands me his blanket to put on him

It's 9:30
Attempt 18—Requests milk, I told him I would bring it to him if he was in his bed. He was in his bed when I returned with milk, I heard him talking. I didn't see him for 3 minutes...scared to go peek. He then started singing "send me I go."

Well, its been 30 minutes...I'm gonna assume he's asleep! :)

Only took 45 minutes! :) And I was all alone and very patient!