sleeeeeep.....sleeeep!

One thing is true about being a parent--just when you think you have it all figured out, it changes.

Cadence's sleeping has been a rollercoaster since about 4 months.  I just kind of went along with it because she was having to put up with my crazy schedule, along with some constipation, colds, growth spurts, rolling over, etc.  However a few nights ago she went to bed at 8:30, woke up at 11:30 and did not go back to sleep until 2:00 am.  At that point I decided enough was enough and I needed to refer to my Sleep Lady book again for some tips.  Crying it out was definitely not going to work because she just cried until she was hysterical and then no amount of "sh sh"-ing and calm sounds would get her to go to sleep. 

So we've started the Sleep Lady Shuffle, and so far it's been good.  Last night she went to bed at 9:30, woke up at 3, and then slept until 7:15.  I'm trying my best to not nurse her to go to sleep, but so far that's been the hardest part.  She's been following the sleep lady schedule to a T today, minus the nursing to fall asleep, but apparently I can work on that later.  She took a 2 hour nap this morning and I just put her down for her afternoon nap.