Sleep Fairy

Have you heard of the Sleep Fairy?  No?  

Well, The Sleep Fairy is a very real thing.  Let me tell you.  Very real.  I wouldn't have believed it, but she has used her powers to work wonders on this household over the past week.   

The Sleep Fairy is the fairy who leaves you a tiny gift on the coffee table in the morning if you are able to sleep in your bed all night long.  She still comes if you have to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, or if you you have a bad dream and need a cuddle....  

But, if you are able to stay in your bed, without wandering through the hallway at night, without getting up to play with the cat at 3am, without any of that extraneous stuff that can and does occur, well then the Sleep Fairy leaves a gift in the morning wrapped in a fancy French soap box.  

Ok, I know what you're thinking "bribery?  really?"  I know, it's low.  But somehow it has worked when nothing else would.  Sometimes I think 3-year olds just need a little boost of motivation that speaks a certain language.  I still remember getting a Light-Brite when I was little as a prize for staying in my bed all night for a whole month.  I loved it, and it was exciting to me that I had earned it all on my own.  Well, we got through poop-potty training with jelly beans, and those are being phased out now (but the potty training is sticking for good-- hooray!)  So, possibly the Sleep Fairy, with her tiny herd of multiplying horses, can continue to help us with these sleep issues.