The Eagle has Landed

Today was the day. It wasn't suppose to be the day to launch Operation Mi-Mi but I decided to go for it. Sara was up last night for an hour and a half. She kept telling me she wanted to go downstairs and play! I wasn't about to venture down that slippery slope so I just rocked her and tried to convince her how nice sleep would feel right about then! At about 3:15am, she finally agreed! I did however come up with a fabulous idea. Why would I want to launch Operation Mi-Mi on Friday night and risk being up again? (I really like my sleep) Why not start at naptime? That way if she doesn't sleep the first time, it's mid-day! I also decided not to put it off any longer...today would be the first day of Operation Mi-Mi!

Step One: Maim the Mi-Mi

I have to laugh that I'm even sharing all this. Okay, I thought a thumb tack would work best (sterilized of course). It would leave small holes that she wouldn't be able to see but would still do the job. I poked one, then actually sucked on it to see if the sensation changed! It didn't...so I poked more and tried it after each hole. Can you even believe I'm telling you this? After 5 or 6 I realized my pin holes weren't quite doing the job. My new technique was to go in one hole, out another and tear the rubber between the two. This seemed to work well! After about 10 minutes I thought I'd done a pretty fabulous job!

Step Two: The Nap

We followed Sara's normal naptime routine. After tucking her all in, I handed her Mi-Mi. It went straight into her mouth. She instantly got a confused look on her face and pulled it right out. She looked at me, while I tried not to give myself away, and put it back in her mouth. She did this a few times as I walked out! I could hear her grumbling through the door but nothing too serious, no tears! Within a few minutes she was sound asleep. She ended up sleeping for 2.5 hours! ONE POINT FOR ME!!!!

Step Three: Tweaking my Work

Sara woke up, the afternoon went on and I couldn't stop thinking about how well the whole thing went. Did it still work for her or did it go flat? Why did she sleep so well without really complaining? So I did what all crazy, obsessed moms do, I tried the darn thing out again! It did indeed go flat when I sucked on it but not very quickly. It needed a few more holes. I went to work with my mighty thumb tack again. By the time I was finished the nipple was flat as can be!

Step Four: Bedtime

You're never going to guess what happened! Nothing! She put it in her mouth, took it out a few times, gave me the confused looks, then put it back in again, but said nothing! She is now sound asleep! Go figure!! I'm still not claiming victory but I'm pretty darn pleased!!