swore i wouldn't do crying it out, ended up doing it. but it worked - eventually. at 14 months!
take care,
Kira
It really, really sucks. It has to be done. I am raising a terrorist. (not literally FBI, if you are watching) the kids is PUSHING these days, and i just started to realize it.
You sure brought back some memories, Cassandra. 
I have two little darlings, now 11 and 9. The older one always gave me fits about naptime. Worse, he was a catnapper, sleeping for 20 minutes at a time. But at least he slept through the night. The younger one didn't sleep for the first 2.5 years of his life. I became a night owl.
There were many, many times when I let them cry it out. Yes, it grates on the nerves. I felt guilty with the first one. When the second one came along, I was able to take these sessions in stride and not let them get to me.
But I still find myself popping in at night and watching their tummies rise and fall. You sound like a good mama, and he is so cute!
Congratulations! Hope it works out for you, dear! You used to cry FOREVER when I tried to put you to bed at his age! Paybacks are hell!!!!LOL........(A mothers revenge is sweet!)
But I don't know how you can let "that baby" cry for so long...Grandma will have to come over and spoil him to make up for it! He is such a sweetheart. And you are a much better mommy than I ever was, I'm so proud of you, dear. I love you.
You know #1 auntie is always here too!
Loved this blog. My daughter, also ten months old woke up scremaing at 1230 am this morning. I have tried the crying out method and it has never workied for me. I hate hearing her scream, really, but when I'm tired and I know she's tired it is SO FRUSTRATING!!! I have tried other methods from my parenting magazine, the one where you let them cry for five then ten then fifteen minutes checking only on them and reassuring them WITHOUT picking them up. That didn't work either. What is even more frustrating is she can scream and scream but the MINUTE she sees me, she stops....arghhhhh. Anyway, this post is to let you know I admire you for sticking it out, for not giving in, and I am glad he finally went to sleep. Love your website and your little alarm clock is adorable.
Thanks so much Peri, i think he is a sweetie (no bias here) I am the only one who can cry it out. hubby doesnt have the patience. If there is one thing my mom taught me it was to "just walk away, if the baby is screaming, the baby is breathing." It is hard though.
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