On Sunday night, Cassidy had some trouble staying asleep and in her bed again. We let her cry for 10 minutes at the baby gate in her doorway and then helped her back into bed. 30 minutes later, she was up and crying again.
We let her cry it out.
Eventually (I think about 15 minutes later) she stopped crying, closed her bedroom door, got back in bed, and went back to sleep with just a few more brief cries.
Monday night (after my volleyball tournament) she woke up early (12:30am) just as I was hopping into the shower. Jeff went to her doorway, gave her a hug, and told her to go back to bed and go to sleep. Then he calmly walked back into our bedroom and closed the door behind him.
Wow, did she scream and cry.
But then she stopped crying (maybe 10 minutes later), closed her bedroom door, and went back to bed quietly.
And slept the rest of the night!
Smile. Hope that's that.
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