January 2010

So many of you know that we have had some very positive changes with the new year at our house. We have been working very hard on the kids,esp Zakary, going to bed with his sister,alone without mom having to lie down with them each and every night.
Laurel was always a very good sleeper from the day we got home with her,in her crib and no probs but poor little Zak was another story,older at adoption,more abandonments and more time to know what was going on and he just couldnt detach at bedtime to go to sleep with out help.
So,i have to admit that i am using cash to get this to work,as a job would be described,i have talked about how the harder the job,the more reward,or pay and since this is a very hard job for Zak money at least to start seemed the best way to work it. Long story short, almost a whole week now,they go in,lay down,i sit on the couch where he can hear me and even see me if he needs to. The first night or two he got up,just came to the door to be sure that i was still here and went back to get into bed. First night,he woke and came to get into bed with us about 3 am,no big deal and much improvement. Now they go to sleep,hasnt needed to get up to actually see me and has slept alllllllllllllll night in his bed,some nights he and laurel have shared their big bed and some they have slept in their own beds(same room).
Its been cold here as well so they have some really funny outfits to wear at bed time.