Sleepless in St. Louis

About that girl that won’t sleep…here’s an update. 

Plan of Action:

Make Alex and Eva mad by turning off the TV:  CHECK. 

Not allow Layla  to watch anything, including her beloved Strawberry Shortcake for the entire night: CHECK

Have her help me make dinner:  CHECK

Send her outside to play: CHECK

Give her a bath:  CHECK

Take her with me to Alex’s soccer practice:  CHECK

Go for a walk:  CHECK

Make her warm milk with honey and cinnamon and call it coffee:  CHECK

Read her a story while she is snuggled into bed: CHECK

By 10pm, she will be asleep:  HA HA HA HA HA!

By 11pm, she will be asleep:  LMAO!

By 12am, she will be asleep:  SERIOUSLY NOT HAPPENING!

By 1am she will be asleep:  LOSING MY MIND!

 By 1:30am, wrestle her down and pin her to my bed until she finally falls asleep:  CHECK

 If that plan does not work, I am calling the pediatrician:  CONSULTED FACEBOOK…same thing, right?!?

I will most likely call the pediatrician next week, but melatonin supplements came highly recommended via my secret group on Facebook.  The 1mg melt-a-ways are under 5 dollars at Walgreens.  I’m going to need some wine tonight anyway, so I picking them up won’t be a problem.

The kids are with their dad tonight and tomorrow, so hopefully she won’t sleep for him at all either.  Just kidding! The girl is exhausted and she really needs a few good night’s sleep.  I know I do and plan to take advantage of the shut eye while they are gone. I might even take some of the melatonin to combat the copious amounts of caffeine I’ve consumed today.  Then I’ll have it ready for Layla on Friday night and keep my fingers crossed that it works.  I really just need to reset her sleep cycle so she can learn to go to sleep on her own.

Wish me luck!

 

I will allow music to be played, but no shows or movies.  Layla will not allow Layla  to watch anything, including her beloved Strawberry Shortcake for the entire night.  I will have her help me make dinner and give her a bath and then at 7:30pm I will take her with me to Alex’s soccer game.  While Alex is practicing, Layla and I will go for a walk.  At 9:30pm when we are back from practice, I will make her warm milk with honey and cinnamon and call it coffee.  She will sip that and I will read her a story while she is snuggled into bed.  By 10pm, she will be asleep.  If that plan does not work, I am calling the pediatrician.