Thunder!

We were able to make it two years before a thunderstorm scared Maddy. She has slept like a rock through some really rough weather but last night she woke up at 11:30 pm during a thunderstorm and the rest of the night is a bit of a blur. The storm itself lasted less than 30 minutes but for the rest of the night, she woke up on an hourly basis crying that she was scared. So, in an effort to have at least one of us sleep, I decided to make a bed on her floor so that when she woke up, she could see me and hopefully calm down faster. Matt suggested I bring her into our bed.

Here are my thoughts on that. We've done really well from day 1 with Maddy NOT being in our bed for any reason. My thought is - what if this isn't the last time she gets scared? If we put her in our bed, everytime she's scared she will think she can get in our bed and then it quickly becomes not our bed anymore. I'm not a fan of that. I've heard too many stories of parents that really struggle with getting their children to stay in their own rooms. Is that crazy? Am I being silly about one night in our bed? Any suggestions on ways you have handled little ones that are afraid of the dark, thunderstorms, etc?

I say all of this to say that Mommy spent last night NOT sleeping on Maddy's floor. She has carpet but we must have gone for the cheap padding because it was hard as a rock! :) The past hour has been spent adjusting my mood to trick myself into thinking I slept in a warm, soft bed last night!

My wish for today is that the thunderstorms we are scheduled to have this weekend will occur during the day and not between the hours of 7:30 pm - 7:30 am!