Clair took to crying when I leave the room after putting her to bed for the first time this weekend. At first I tried to let her cry it out like I have in the past, but she seemed to have a new level of determination that she cannot fall asleep without mommy with her.
The first night I tried visiting her every couple minutes and reassuring her, but after 20 minutes of wailing, I let her fall asleep on my chest hoping it was an anomaly of some sort. The second night I tried to start the same process and could see how tired she is, so I thought I may get her to relax and fall asleep by sitting beside her where she can see me. This stopped the crying, but she refused to lay down.
She sat up, near the front of her crib, holding her blankies and assuring I was touching her. She would start to doze off, her eyes would close, she would wobble around in a circle and nearly fall down to sleep, and then she would jump to be awake. She would start this cycle all over again. It was cute, and it was pitiful at the same time. Each time around I would hope this was the time she's just fall down to sleep, but she didn't.
After about ten minutes of fighting this, I stood up and laid her down. I rested her head against my hand and coaxed her to sleep.
She is a funny and determined little girl. I love her so much!
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