Good night, Sleep tight

Most everyone knows that Sarah has slept in the bed with me and Stephen since she was an infant. She never liked her crib, and I have always loved having her in bed with me to snuggle with...plus, it just made midnight nursings so much easier because neither one of us actually had to leave the bed or sometimes even wake fully. For many reasons, but mostly for Sarah's sake, we have transitioned her to her room, in her own double bed. We started friday night, and she has now slept in her own bed (with mommy for now) for 5 nights. My plan is to sleep with her for about 2 weeks, let her get used to the room and the bed, then begin to transition to letting her fall asleep with me in there, but then I leave and sleep in my own bed, and then we will transition to her going to sleep on her own without mommy in there at all. I think she is ready. I'm optimistic. I am setting the timeline of having this process set by her birthday in May. That's 5 full months to practice and set it in stone. Wish us luck...so far, no sleepless nights, no trouble falling asleep, no crying at all. :)

One more note: Sarah is now pacifier-free at home. She has been pacifier-free at Ms. Gloria's now for about 3 weeks, but it has just taken us longer to break the habit at home. We tell Sarah that big girls do not need a "chupa" (her Spanish word for pacifier), and she hasn't even asked for it in 3 days. Yeah, Sarah! You are truly a big girl now!