So whenever we go through a phase when our kids have a hard time falling asleep, we brainstorm idea to help them fall asleep easier. A few days ago the hubs started his "work them to sleep" routine. It's one we've used before, but as you might imagine, it's hard work. Fortunately for me, the hubs does most of the grunt work.
Take yesterday for example. Before bed, he started playing games with the kids, ending with an obstacle course. It involved crab walking, crawling, basketball, jumping jacks, running, army crawling and so much more. Even I tried it once. :) Today's event was sledding. And after a good 20 minutes of laying right next to Monkey and singing quiet songs, I'm happy to say that after 10 minutes of the door shut, there hasn't been a peep, toy creak, or squeak or any other type of sound that generally comes from that room.
The only other sure fire solution we have is screaming. We try not to do that one intentionally. But honest to goodness, it puts Monkey to sleep faster than anything else. Well, I'm going to go sit my sore right-rear end (pregnancy stuff. Oh joy.) down in the recliner and read until the hubs comes back from an evening meeting. Good sleep to you all. (And especially to your kids!)
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