My 3 year old stayed at her friend's last night - it was her first sleepover! To be honest it was her friend's mummy's very kind gesture to give James and I a break from Lydia's horrendous night time waking, but nonetheless my little girl is growing up.
She had a lovely time playing with L and I think they were right little chatterboxes once in bed. I always miss Liddy when she's not here, but I'm not going to lie it was lovely to not lie in bed waiting for her to wake and for the screaming to begin - it was also nice to be able to flush the ensuite toilet without fear of it waking her!
Unfortunately, Isaac woke twice last night and Lyds was a very tired and difficult little girl today - she's like a grenade waiting to go off when she is over tired - but she did sleep from 10-7 without waking and screaming (I was terrified that she would have one of her "episodes" in the middle of the night at L's). So now we definitely know she is capable, we just don't know how to get repeats. The Nursery Nurse from the Health Visitors is due on Wednesday to discuss things, but I have to rearrange the appointment as I made it for 11.30am and Isaac is on his nursery taster from 09.30-11.30 - darn baby brain! I'm not exactly hopeful about her giving us new strategies as we have tried Pick Up Put Down, Disappearing Chair, Controlled Crying, Return To Bed (we had success with this when she was 2 for 6 months, but it's never been successful since), we've tried every bribery going and even toy removal punishments. Not sure where we'll be going with it next, but lets hope she has something to work on.
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