Rebecca's sleeping habits

This sweet Rebecca girl of ours has decided that sleeping in her big girl bed is for the birds. She'd rather sleep on the rug on her wood floor, the unfinished end of her bed (which will eventually become a bookshelf, when I'm sure she won't end up sleeping in it) and the latest place the pack-n-play. 

Why she thinks these places are better places to sleep then her comfortable twin bed is beyond us. We've decided this is a battle that we don't need to fight. She's sleeping and she's comfortable so for now we're letting her sleep in her crazy places wearing pretty much whatever she's choosing to sleep in. 

Stars for a Skylander

Ammon is so full of life that he struggles to settle down and go to bed. We were needing to help him learn to settle down and sleep better, so the star chart was born.

Everyday he could earn up to 5 stars. 

1 for getting ready for bed (getting pj's on & brushing teeth).

1 for getting into bed and happily saying his prayer.

1 for staying in bed all night. Which means no reading after lights out, getting up and no talking with Simeon.

1 for getting up in the morning quickly and happily.

If he gets all 4 stars then he earns a BONUS star for the day.

It took him 4 full weeks to earn his 100 stars. Week 3 he figured it out and earned EVERY star he could that week!!! Week 4 wasn't a perfect week, but he still did good. 

His prize he wanted to earn-a Skylander Gaint. He decided on getting Swarm and earning another 100 stars for another Skylander.

Ammon has made some very good habits this past month and it has helped not only him be happier since he's getting better sleep, but has also helped our family be happier and calmer.