In the great green room...

Our little family couldn't have had any idea how trying our move from Waco to Longview would be. Things didn't go how we had planned in any way and it's taken us all a while to get back into a routine and feeling normal again. I think we're all doing quite well now with the exception of Caroline. She's still a little needier than she was before the move. Nap time, in particular, is the hardest. She doesn't want me to leave her alone in her room and for the past couple of months would typically only fall asleep in the car or by being nursed to sleep. I was determined to break her of this habit and had been trying, with no success, for a couple weeks. Sometimes she would just fuss herself to sleep while other times she wouldn't sleep at all. There were also times when I'd give in to her and nurse her to sleep. This week I decided to pick up 'Goodnight Moon' and have a little story time before putting her down to nap. The first day didn't go well and she didn't fall asleep. The second day, she cried for a little while but eventually fell asleep. It's been getting increasingly better all week with today being the best day. This morning and this afternoon we read the story together, I gave her a kiss and put her in her crib. As I closed her door she peered up at me from her crib and I blew her a kiss. A few minutes later I checked her on the video monitor and she was curled up with Estelle and totally passed out. Hallelujah!! Thank you, 'Goodnight Moon'!!!!