Praise God!!! Night #2 went much better. They still didn't go to sleep until 10:00, but there was very little crying and they were hilarious!!! We had shamelessly promised them candy with breakfast if they (Reagan) would sleep all night in their big girl beds. That seemed to keep her tears down to a minimal few, right when Mommy left.
After that, they chatted it up for a good hour. We listened to them and laughed at them for awhile and then headed down to continue with "The Unit". Around 9:00 they got quiet and we thought they had gone to sleep. At 9:45 we heard a loud crashing sound from upstairs and ran up to see what was going on. Addison had closed the door at some point, which is why we weren't hearing them anymore.
We listened outside for a long time while they sang, "No more Monkey's Jumping on the Bed" together. When they got to the "All fall off and bump their heads part", Addison would bang on the wall with her arm and Reagan would crack up laughing. Reagan would then tell her, "sing louder" and the whole thing would start over again.
When we finally opened the door we saw the sweetest thing. Addison had gotten all of Reagan's sleeping stuff....three blankets, pillow, multiple stuffed animals, and carried it all to her bed. They were snuggled under the covers, side by side, in Addison's bed, singing away. We went in to talk to them and tell them that it was time to get in our own beds and sleep. They were so, so tired, it was too funny! They were delirious!
So, they are still short a few hours of sleep, but night two was huge progress. They stayed in their beds until 7:00! I will take it!
2 comments:
Addison is such a sweet girl! What a great big sis. Glad night 2 went better:)
I'm lovin this. I wish I had a sister to do all that with. What a gift they are to each other!
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