Apparently blog stats improve when you are extremely honest. Good thing to know.

That said, date night went well after I got some food and further away from my sleepless child that was driving me insane. Like I said, it was much needed and I came home refreshed (both emotionally and physically, full night’s sleep!) and ready to take on this sleep issue with a fight. A no-cry fight, even.  Not saying tears are bad, because even crying can be refreshing, but crying isn’t so lovely when you hear it all. night. long.   I came home and did some research online trying to find a book focusing on sleep issues. Hopefully, I’ve found the one the will work for us, The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley.  Thank you Amazon.com for the used book section, allowing me to pay $6 total including shipping, half the price of if I had drove to the book store. Granted, I have to wait a few more days to find some answers to our problems (hopefully), but still, can’t pass up a good deal.

In the mean time, we’re back to establishing a bed time routine (bath time, lots of books, snuggles and a feeding–which I want to learn how to cut out of her sleep necessity). Duh, Leah. Why did you get flax about it in the first place?  Remember that back tracking I was talking about? I bet that is why. We’ll see what else Ms. Pantely has to offer soon. I chose this book because it seems to be more than just reading and then trying to apply.  She has ‘sleep logs’ and questions to ask yourself and keep record of about daily/nightly routines to help show where the problem is and then gives you a majority of solutions, not just one (so I’ve heard) to apply.  She’s got a chapter for tiny infant sleeping AND older infant sleeping (Hello! That’s us!). She has one for co-sleepers and the one I’m most looking forward to–a chapter about babies who are depending on breast/bottle/pacifier to sleep.

And, quite frankly, I’m a person that some times needs some one to just tell me what to do next. Especially, when I am head deep in frustration, anger and tears.  When a person is at the end of her rope, she needs some one to tell her what to do next to save herself.  I’ve heard this book offers gentle step-by-step solutions. Just what I need.

We’ll see if it lives up to the reviews and to my expectations soon enough.   In the mean time, off to dream land where there are no dreams because I’m always awake.  Meaning, bed time for the O’s.