A Week Before Thanksgiving Miracle!

Last Monday after dinner, I told Annie that we had to talk about bedtime. The conversation went something like this...

Me: Annie, let's talk about bedtime.
A: Okay.
M: Tonight we are going upstairs to go to bed at 8 o'clock. Were going to read 2 books....
A: How about 3 books.
M: Okay, 3 books. Then we are going to brush our teeth and go to bed, and you can't get back out of bed until the sun wakes up.
A: Can I have some milk for bed?
M: Sure.
A: Should I bring my cup to you when the milk is gone?
M: No, you can just put your cup on your nightstand.
A: Okay.
M: Really? Okay!!!

And beleive it or not, it actually worked! For the most part, all week long she has been going to bed like we talked about and only getting up to go potty. In fact last night she asked me if she could go to bed at 7:45! Amazing. And as a result she is so much happier in the mornings and ready to go to school too. I don't think she said once all week that she didn't want to get up or go to school. We should have had this conversation months ago!

And another good note - today while I was pretending to be asleep because it was 6:30 and Annie had just come in to wake us up - I heard her tell Tim that he was her best friend...