NFT: I'm going to be a Dad (part 2)

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Congratulations.

Are you sure you're ready?

I've got a 9 month old that has slept through the night maybe 3-4 times.

A week ago sunday, my very active 3 year old woke up screaming bloody murder, standing in the corner of her bed because "mosters" were going to get her.....I hop in bed, tell her its alright and she screams bloody murder because a monster is "getting me" while I'm talking to her. Its been a non-stop chasing mosters away, looking for monsters, "there are no monsters".....and then crying in the night from a kid who has never been afraid of the dark....because she's always thought her daddy was Chuck Norris.

today, after putting a puzzle together with her, she wanted to "play night time"...so we went to her room, searched for monsters for me to beat up....then I was "the baby" and she tucked me in, told me she wouldn't let anything get me, she loved me very much and would be just across the hall if anything tried to get me...and that she'd never ever stop looking for me if a monster took me away".

Fatherhood is very, very rewarding....but very very challenging.

Sounds like you have this pretty well under control. If you keep having trouble getting her to sleep and stay asleep, try monster spray. Just fill a spray bottle with water and label it "Anti-monster spray" or something. Use it to spray her room before she goes to bed to ensure the monsters will not enter her room.