My mind is officially blown

[blizzard_babe]

DS (19mos tomorrow) just put himself to bed. We nursed, brushed teeth, read some books... and then he climbed into bed and snuggled up with his pillow and said "blanket!" I gave him his blanket and he rolled over onto his side and...

I don't know what he did, because he let me walk out of the room. While he was still awake. Without so much as a peep. It might not happen again, but now I know that he has it in him, somewhere. Granted, he was up late and running around a friend's house, but still. It's possible.

He has done this to DH during the day one time (was playing alone in his childproofed room, and when DH went to check on the suspicious lack of mess-making noise, he found DS in his bed, arm around a dump truck, sound asleep ). I just never thought he'd do it for me, the keeper of the mum-mums.

It has been quite a process with him. I'm just so happy to be where we are, and to have gotten there the way we did. A year ago, I couldn't even imagine him being anywhere CLOSE to this. It's amazing what a little (ok, it feels like a lot when you're waking up every hour) time will do...

So hang in there, mamas.

[stormborn]

Sniff. You give me hope as I sit here with my arm falling asleep under the 18mo who just took 45 mins of nursing to sleep three hours past her usual time!

[bjorker]

Dang. My almost-5 year-old still won't do that!

[blizzard_babe]

Originally Posted by stormborn

Sniff. You give me hope as I sit here with my arm falling asleep under the 18mo who just took 45 mins of nursing to sleep three hours past her usual time!

This was me at 5am

Originally Posted by bjorker

Dang. My almost-5 year-old still won't do that!

I have no illusions about it becoming a permanent thing.

[mamadelbosque]

Thats about the age we started transitioning ds to his bed... and a year later he falls aaleep byhimself 95% of the time (my mom still likes to lay down w/ him..) Its amazing when it starts though isn't it!

[Peacemamalove]

my dd5 did the same thing at that age. Our kids tell us when they are ready for bed usually around 7 they go in and go right to sleep.

[annekevdbroek]

That would be like my younger. My older has fought sleep since the day he was born, and continues to do so 6 1/2 years later. The vast differences in their sleep behavior has made me a believer that *many* chronic sleep problems have little to do with parenting and a lot to do with innate personality.

[blizzard_babe]

Originally Posted by annekevdbroek

That would be like my younger. My older has fought sleep since the day he was born, and continues to do so 6 1/2 years later. The vast differences in their sleep behavior has made me a believer that *many* chronic sleep problems have little to do with parenting and a lot to do with innate personality.

Yeah, DS is a sleep-fighter. Last night he was back to thinking of any. possible. reason. to. keep. his. eyes. open. Lying there, almost asleep, then popped his eyes open, sat up, looked at me, and listed the names of every dog he could think of... "Loki, Macy, Nolan, Katja, DOGGIE! WOOF!"

One night of easy sleeping, though, has given me hope.

[moonmom08]

Originally Posted by blizzard_babe

Yeah, DS is a sleep-fighter. Last night he was back to thinking of any. possible. reason. to. keep. his. eyes. open. Lying there, almost asleep, then popped his eyes open, sat up, looked at me, and listed the names of every dog he could think of... "Loki, Macy, Nolan, Katja, DOGGIE! WOOF!"

One night of easy sleeping, though, has given me hope.

This made me smile...my 18-month-old DD did the same thing the other night, listed off all her friends and family's names, then was saying "GO! GOOD WORK! KEEP UP!" as we had all been cheering at a marathon earlier that day .

Also, love your message of hope!

[stormborn]

Originally Posted by annekevdbroek

That would be like my younger. My older has fought sleep since the day he was born, and continues to do so 6 1/2 years later. The vast differences in their sleep behavior has made me a believer that *many* chronic sleep problems have little to do with parenting and a lot to do with innate personality.

Absolutely! My first hardly slept at all; still doesn't really but now she's old/responsible enough to be awake by herself. Dd#2 slept so much that at first I thought something was wrong with her. Same everything just vastly different sleepers!

Originally Posted by blizzard_babe

This was me at 5am
I have no illusions about it becoming a permanent thing.

Oh, I'm sorry you got teased like that! May he stay asleep tonight

[lucifugous]

Isn't that precious!!
My DD started doing that recently. She still fights naps like crazy sometimes but on a good day, when she's had enough active play and the milk is flowing well and the whole routine has been laid out, after nursing she will give me a kiss on the cheek and say ni-ni and even push me away if I try to keep laying there! So I figure she is getting to the point where she needs her own bed as an option.

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

Originally Posted by blizzard_babe

One night of easy sleeping, though, has given me hope.

I say this to myself everytime DS2 has a relapse. "Hes done it before, Hes done it before. He WILL do it again someday".

[nervousmommy]

Glad to hear it can happen!!!

I posted about nursing to sleep...how do your children nurse and then go to sleep - did you do something to encourage this at a young age or did it just gradually happen over time?

Thanks
My son is one - and will only nurse to sleep...and for all wakings.