we broke the spell!
we've been having problem with the button not being able to get herself back to sleep when she wakes up in the middle of the night. she was doing really well for a while, then when we went throught the teething/butt rash/ hand foot and mouth experience, she was spending a lot of time sleeping with up because, come on, let's face it. when you feel lousy, it's nice to be warm and snuggly. and part of the problem was that brian and i got into auto pilot mode, she'd be crying and we'd just automatically go and get her and be half asleep. in the morning, we couldn't quite remember who went to get her and what time it was. so anyway, the last few nights, when she's woken herself up, we've let her cry. and last night-she only had one, very brief vrying episode. and then slept until i woke her up at 6:45 to get ready for school. we have taken back the bed!