I'm okay

"I'm okay. I'm going to keep being okay. Because I'm a big girl."

And the challenge begins again. 18 days until my expected due date, and I am attempting one final time to get Annabelle to "be a big girl" and go to sleep without Mommy in the room.

This time though, I gave her an ultimatum, and I stuck with it! I know that following through is the key, but it has been really hard to do so while we were living like gypsies and then again when hubby was out of town that second week in March. And, then, I just didn't want to let go of my baby. Because she is, after all, still my baby!

But, this evening, I told her, "You have a choice to be a big girl Annabelle. If you don't make that choice to be a big girl, Mommy will make it for you. If you aren't a big girl on your own, you won't get a sticker or a prize."

"Or a big girl bed," she added.

So, here we go again! She cried the first time I left her room after I had already left, but apparently, she had just wanted a blanket. I did not go back to her crying until the 5 minutes was up for me to check on her. And when I did, she requested two blankets and then stated the first quote in this post.