Spoke to soon...

Note to self...

Don't brag about how great your children are doing in a specific area... Because as soon as you speak it out loud, it no longer is true!!

Alex, my typically wonderful sleeper, had a rough night. He started showing signs of being tired, so like always, I walked him into his room to get into his bed. Placed the pacifier in his mouth, and attempted to leave the room.  Except that last night, he was not trying to be left alone. 

So I let him cry it out, as Jason is asking if he should go talk to him or lay down next to him.  I did my normal checks to attempt to calm him down yet nothing was working. After three 5 minute checks I became a little concerned that something was wrong because like I have said... Alex is typically a wonderful sleeper.

Unfortunately, I couldn't remain strong! The crying just became too much that I had to break down and sooth my baby to sleep. I had laundry that needed to be folded and let's just be honest, Steel Magnolias was on and I just wanted to veg out on the couch.  So after 25 minutes of letting Alex Cry it Out, I just gave up and stayed in the room (holding his hands) until he fell asleep. It literally took less than 5 minutes I'm sure, and I was selfishly able to go back to watching my movie.

Yes, I'm feeling a little guilt about it this morning, and really hoping that we don't have a repeat of last night's fight for sleep.