Crying it out--Night #1

It has to be done. It really does. For the good of everyone involved, our sweet little Tirzah has to sleep through the night! This getting up 2-3 times a night at 6 1/2 months needs to stop! And up until last night, she had me wrapped around her little finger. Any time she whimpered for more than just a few minutes, I would go into her room to console her, even if it was just to put the pacifier in her mouth. But she knew. She knew it wouldn't take much to bring her momma running. So last night we decided that this is it. Now is the time to help her learn to fall back to sleep on her own. It will only get harder the longer we wait. I'm so thankful that my hubby is here to help keep me grounded, because around 1:30a.m. it started. Tirzah started to cry. And I could feel that motherly twitch start. The longer she cried the worse it got. And all I could think about was her adorable little baby face and I wanted to rush to her crib and console her. But every time I would toss, Nathan would hold my hand or put his arm over me (mostly to hold me down I think!). But it was what I needed. And I really think it is what Tirzah needed too. She needs a good nights sleep. Eventually (don't ask me how long, because I really don't know...it seemed like forever, though) she did go back to sleep on her own and slept until 6:00a.m. Woo-hoo! Now I'm wondering...how many nights is it going to take her to fall back to sleep on her own? I'll let you know :)