Giving all the credit to Daddy for this one!

We all know Brycen has sleep issues...falling asleep, staying asleep, getting enough sleep. Unfortunately for Daddy, he gets the brunt of the sleepless nights with Brycen and trust me, he gets plenty of them. Daddy can back me up in saying, he is soooo jealous of those people that actually have children that sleep through the night. I frequently hear people talking about how tired they are because their child is teething and has been waking up during the night for a couple of weeks...and then I think to myself "talk to my husband, he'll tell you what 3 1/2 years is like." Daddy does this every night (except when Grandma takes over back in Evansdale!) and frequently on nights where he has to work a 12 hour shift the next day at 5 or 6am!
So, until recently we have had to rock Brycen to sleep each night. His brain just doesn't have that capacity to turn itself off as easy as ours and this is where the tbsp of liquid Melatonin he gets every night helps! When I was gone for meetings a couple nights several weeks ago, Daddy took it upon himself to start working with Brycen to fall asleep on his own in his own bed. Daddy implemented the rock a little, make him walk to bed himself even if he whines and cries, and tuck him in, while ignoring the whining and crying and just walk away. AND IT WORKED! I have to say though, that Daddy knows Mommy all too well, and pretty much gave Mommy a talking to saying that she better not mess with this on the nights he closes. So, I have kept my word and followed through with Daddy's hard work. Surprise, surprise...the whining and crying have stopped and even more of a surprise...it actually seems like Brycen LIKES to go back to his bed like a "big boy" and get tucked in while he's still awake.
So, praise Daddy, for helping Brycen accomplish one more big thing on the list!