One more Adi thing

I know I already blogged today and I'm pretty sure it's a blogging faux pas to blog twice in a day, but this is just for me to remember, and my parents might be interested also.

Pretty much since she was born, Adi is not the easiest to get to relax and go to sleep.  About six or seven months ago, decided to start taking her on short 10 minutes walks before each bed time (nap or night time) b/c we noticed it made the pre bedtime soothing time a lot more productive and she usually would fall asleep.  At that time, she was taking two naps still also.  So it would get pretty old at times, taking three walks a day.  Especially when it was like 99 degrees out.  Anyway, the other day Adi rediscovered a bunny she got from her oma that warms up in the microwave.  I started warming it for her to go to bed with.  She likes it now instead of Piglet and Pooh (her bedtime companions since she was 11 months old).  While she still loves them, she likes to cuddle the bunny for bed now, probably cuz she watches it warm up in the microwave for a minute and a half and I'm sure it makes her want it that much more.  The other day I gave her the bunny to hold while I was preparing to take her for her pre nap walk, and she cuddled it and put her head on my shoulder.  So I braved it and tried to put her to sleep without a walk (which I have tried before always to my regret, she was always wired and often would fuss or cry, flailing her legs and arms when I would try and rock her).  She did great.  So today, the same thing happened.  She did a nap without a walk and tonight the same thing.  Granted, she has been in her crib for about an hour and is still hanging out (I hear the occasional chatter or music from her glow worm), she didn't make a big stink about it when I tried to rock her and told her it was bed time.  This is BIG!! 

It is a toss up though b/c after a walk, she is often very relaxed and it's super easy to put her down (though sometimes it's still hard), so it was a lot more work getting her to relax on my own without a walk.  We'll see how it goes.  But I do think we need to stick to it if possible...I mean...we can't be taking her on walks when she's five, and I KNOW the kindergarten teacher would balk at me expecting her to take Adi on a walk before nap time ;-P