Go Tooter!

He did it! He slept all the way thru the night last night! He was asleep by 8'ish (later than normal, but he was wound up last night) and I didn't hear from him again until 6!

The biggest deal isn't that he slept all night without assistance getting back to sleep. The BIGGEST deal is that his skin isn't even in top notch shape right now. He is one day started on healing from an eczema breakout, and is still a little itchy.

But he managed to get himself back to sleep every time he woke up last night! Which is a huge, huge thing. Now, I do realize we won't have perfect sleepy nights from here on out. In the worst of a breakout, he needs to know that we will come help him when he needs it. BUT, for him to work thru the little bit of itching that he had last night without any support from Daddy or Mommy is a HUGE step!!!

We still don't do the cry-it-out thing, because it just doesn't suit my personality. So, I realize that getting to this step has taken a longer time than maybe it would have otherwise. But I like for everything related to bedtime to be gentle and pleasant. (or at least as pleasant as possible!)

We're so proud of him!!! (And we're not crying about being able to sleep all night, either!)