Solutions.

I think we have a solution to the problem we call "Lillian".

(I kid. I do love her you know.)

We put her to bed in our usual way, but instead of keeping her confined to her room all night, we let go.

We don't close the door.

We don't have the baby gate up anymore.

We just let her be.

Our house is pretty much baby proof anyway. The kitchen (which is, to me, the most dangerous place in any house) is gated off, so she's relatively safe.

Besides, when she does wake up, which she always does, she just comes and gets me. No more screaming in her room for hours..........just a nice calm "Mommy" in my ear to wake me.

I prefer this method.

Although I was pretty anti roaming-baby-all-night for the last year, I have come to realize she really isn't that interested in roaming the house causing trouble. She'd much rather just know she's not stuck alone in her room.

After all who would wanna be stuck in one room for 11 hours?!

This all sounds like common sense now, but two years of sleep deprivation can make you a little loopy.



P.S.

She still isn't sleeping through the night, but at least she isn't waking up the entire house. Maybe the sleeping part will come on it's own?

A girl can dream can't she?

Well I guess she can't if she doesn't get any sleep..........