Sleep Updates

I haven't been much of a blogger here lately. As some of you know, Erin's been having sleep issues of late. We've had several sleepless nights, many of which are due to Erin awakening in the wee hours of the morning either from night terror or for God-knows-what. Losing sleep has taken a toll on us and the effects are showing (I think acne treatment is in the works)! We don't have the pacifier anymore to help her get back into her sleep so we feed her a bottle of milk. It works, but she's so unsettled even in her sleep (tossing and turning always), which keeps me awake as well since I am such a light sleeper.

So I did a little experiment last night. She slept at around ten after downing a bottle of milk, then I left her alone in the room, and stayed with J in the guest room beside it. She woke up 30 minutes later crying in her sleep so I reckon that must have been a case of NT. I carried her in my arms and rocked her to sleep. She fell sleepy once again so I laid her down in her bed. She was still awake but I told her that mommy had to go for a wee. She replied with an "OK" so I took off. I didn't really go to the loo. I just wanted to leave her alone so she can fall asleep by herself. Well, she didn't cry after I left her so I assumed she was able sleep on her own. I was happy! But after a few hours she woke up again. This time though I fed her another bottle, changed her nappy, and after she finished her milk, I left her again on her own using the "wee" excuse. True enough, I had the same result, and she did not ask for me again. Just the same I slept at around 2PM because I wanted to make sure that all was okay.

I think I am the reason why she can't sleep as peacefully as before, so I will test this conclusion once again tonight. If this is the case, then Erin (who is just shy of being 2 years old) can now sleep in her own room! Ah yes, after all the sacrifices, our hard work is finally paying off. I am keeping my fingers crossed though, as I have yet to confirm these with several trials in the next few nights. Still, I am very pleased with what we've accomplished! :D