Another Big Step for Calyn

When Calyn was little (still in her crib) and was just starting to talk she started to see things at night. You know the usual monsters in the closet type of stuff. Calyn doesn't have a light in her closet to turn on so one night we turned on her night light. That was our downfall. Not only did it not get the monsters out of the closet but it made it to where she "couldn't sleep without her light on"
The monsters eventually left. They were all forced to move to Montana (sorry Lauren, you will have to tell Blake when she gets older that they moved to Texas) but the light still burns on...
Lately Matt and I have noticed that Calyn is not sleeping well. We start the nightly routine at 9:00 and by 9:30 she is in bed but a lot of times she wouldn't finally lay down and go to sleep until about 10:30 then at 7:00 a.m. she would be awake. Who knows if the light is the reason, but Matt and I were feeling that it was and that may be and it was time for the lamp to go.
Last night Matt made a deal with Calyn that if she learned to sleep in her room like a big girl with no night light then he would take her to Wal Mart and she could pick out a very special doll. There's nothin like a good old fashioned bribe to get you through the night.
It worked. Calyn made it all the way through the night without a night light. This is a first for Calyn in 2+ years!!! Lets just hope it continues and lets hope that it helps her sleep pattern a bit.