So every parents has choices... some influenced by others, some recommended by the pediatrician but most of the choices are made based on parental instinct.

Ever since Kinsley was in-utero, she comes ALIVE at night. While I was pregnant, once I laid down to go to bed, it was like "Dancing with the Stars" was filming in my belly. She was born at 8:06p.m. and was wide awake until I got to hold her around midnight.. that night she went to sleep around 2 am and she still thinks bedtime isn't until 11pm or so.

She was sleeping about 6 hour stretches at night around 4 mos.... UNTIL... I started "trying" to get her on a schedule. She has retaliated for quite some time. Sleeping hour stretches at night for the last several weeks. I'VE HAD ENOUGH! I cannot live like this! I know I signed up for several weeks of no sleep, but 7 1/2 mos... NO NO NO!

We've read several books and have tried numerous methods. The "cry it out" method is more difficult for the parents than the baby! However, yesterday evening Kinsley went down for a nap ON HER OWN!!! THANK YOU JESUS! We're being successful!!! Today she went down for a nap today, and fussed on and off and fell asleep!

I don't know what to do with myself... I don't have a child attached to me 24 hours a day! This is wonderful!

Just thought I would share my exciting news!