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For the past week, Daddy and I have been tucking Cheryl to bed. Well, not exactly. We just laid beside her on the bed and she would toss and turn, grap Daddy's bolster, my pillow, climb on top of them and hug them like a koala bear or just turn from left to right and then back to left again or right... you get the picture.

Point is, she is really learning how to go to bed herself, without all the carrying and singing. I would let her do her stuff then I would tell her I am putting her back in her cot and she won't protest. Once inside, she would fall asleep like in 5 minutes.

Last night, she decided to fuss close to mid night and she demanded to sleep on our bed. Okay, so I put her there. When we wanted to turn in, I wanted to transfer her back to her cot but she refused to budge. She pushed my hands away and even turned her head another way, all these while sleeping.

So all three of us slept on the same bed! Daddy and I slept almost motionlessly! But the good thing was, this was the second time in the week that she has slept throught, without waking up for her night feed. Honestly, Cheryl should be weaned off that already as she is so old. I have been giving her lesser milk during her once-a-night feed in the bid that she would stop waking up to drink. I don't know if it is out of habit that she is waking up.

This morning, after sleeping for a good 9 hours, she woke up smiling at me. Ah, the tight squeeze was all worth it! It would even be better she can sleep on her own in her cot. It happened once though and I am hoping that it will happen soon again. We are waiting for this day because then we can transfer her to her own room.