sleep update, two experiments

This week, in our ongoing quest to get Logan to sleep, we had two lights bulbs go off. First, putting Logan's bed into Dylan's room. Our theory - maybe when he wakes up at night, he just doesn't want to be alone? We still don't know why he wakes at night and why, in turn, that leads to him getting so upset. The waking is one thing we're going to try and figure out with the sleep specialist doctor next month. But what if we could figure out a way to make him feel safe and comforted at night without it involving us having to do the comforting? So Operation Slumber Party went into effect three nights ago. We literally moved his little toddler bed into Dylan's room so that if/when he wakes at night, he can see Dylan in bed. And guess what? For the past three nights, Logan has slept until at least 6 a.m without crying at night. So maybe we're onto something here. The boys seem to love being in the same room and they've been really good at bedtime and have just gone right to sleep without getting out of bed. As long as this continues to work, they can bunk up together.

We also have another little experiment underway. This week, Logan's OT mentioned the idea that perhaps Logan has some acid reflux, affecting his ability to sleep well. We've never seen any signs obvious of reflux, but its possible kids can have reflux without it being obvious. And it can't hurt to put them on Prevacid for a few weeks to test the theory. The problem is, we can't get him to take the damn medicine. We had it flavored but he still wants nothing to do with it. So if anyone has any good strategies to get your child to take a dose of liquid medication, I'm all ears.

We're gearing up for all holiday fanfare and are officially:
1 day away from Dylan's kindergarten holiday party
5 days away from the arrival of Grandpa Joe and Grandma Bobbie
6 days away from Christmas Eve with them and Chris, Jessica, Josh and Maya
7 days away from the BIG EVENT

Yesterday, my fabulous friend Dianna shared a link to a website where you can create a very personalized video from Santa for your child. Its the coolest thing ever, and when Dylan got home from school yesterday, I told him there was a mysterious email from Santa for him. His eyes were as big as saucers as Santa said his name, and age and talked about what Dylan wants for Christmas (a Wii). When I was little, I remember Santa (a.k.a. my Uncle Reed) calling me on Christmas Eve at my grandparents to tell me he and his reindeer were close and that I better to go bed so he could come to our house. And I believed it was him 100%. But to SEE Santa speak to you directly and have all the facts in line, how convincing! I love the internet! Here is the video I made for Dylan (I made one for Logan too).