Well rested!!!

By writing this post, I am probably dooming myself to several more months of sleepless nights. However, I do have to celebrate the fact that Eli is (almost) sleeping through the night. I know, he should have been doing this nearly a year ago, but after many failed attempts at "sleep training" I had just resorted to the fact that he would do it on his own when he was ready. I have broken as many of his bad sleep habits as I can. I stopped nursing him to sleep several months ago (granted, weaning at ~13-months helped because he no longer has that as an option) and I no longer rock him to sleep. Just a couple of lullabies and into the crib he goes, usually completely awake. Lately he has only been waking up twice a night, and last night he was only up once! By "up" I mean that I actually have to go into his room to get him to go back to sleep. He still wakes up and fusses several times a night, but will often take care of this himself. I am actaully well-rested for the first time in 2 years (I did not sleep very well when I was pregnant... in any of the 3 trimesters. At first I thought it was just a cruel trick of fate, but now I realize that I was just being prepared for what was to come). So I guess the overwhelming message is... HOORAY!