Ever since the time that Jillian began sleeping in a bed, we have been laying down with her to help her get to sleep. When she was tired, it didn't take long. But, when she wasn't tired, it could take a long time, even up to an hour before she went to sleep. Mommy said that wasn't going to work anymore now that Bridget was here. So, a couple days ago, we made the switch. Daddy got Jillian into her bed for night-night and read a story to her. Then, he gave her a hug and kiss and told her she needed to sleep by herself like a big girl. Jillian immediately started crying and yelling. It wasn't but a couple minutes after Daddy left her room that Jillian came walking down the hallway, saying "I need a tissue" (since she had been crying). After blowing her nose and being put back to bed, the whole process repeated two more times. Finally, Daddy said "no more tissues". Jillian cried a little bit more, but then it got quiet. When we checked about 15 minutes later, Jillian had fallen asleep.
We've done this a few more times since, and though there was a little battle, Jillian has gone off to sleep on her own each time. Mommy and Daddy are happy about this change.
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