It's been about 2 weeks since the girl has slept on her own, in her own room. Sure, the hubs and I still take turns, at the request of the girl, to lie down with her but on the pull-out bed. But otherwise, she hasn't once sneaked over in the middle of the night to jump into bed with us. The only time she did was because she needed to pee and after that, she conveniently climbed onto our bed but I escorted her back after that.

The only time she had wanted to sleep in our room was when she thought we were going to having the air-con switched on. Yes, we are perhaps the few people left who do not sleep with the air-con on. But advise from the eldest brother is never to reject her when she wants to come over. Apparently, he was stern with Tim when he was younger and after that, not once has Tim stepped foot back into their room. And he regretted it.

So anyhow, what I wanted to say is, this girl really sets her mind to things that she has decided to do. This character of hers is prominent even before she entered childcare at 20 months. Before entering childcare, we had conditioned her that she should not use her pacifier anymore and true enough, she stopped. Prior to that, we only allowed her to use the soother for taking naps or at night. Thankfully, the habit was corrected without much hassle.

And to sleep on her own, we have also been talking to her about it but the time line was vague. On one hand, we had wanted her to sleep in her own room but on the other, we still want her by our side. But as the girl grows, and at such a fast speed, she will have to have her own room eventually. Now, she loves her bed so much, sometimes she will take a book to read after waking up on a weekend morning. And now she spends more time in her room, playing.

I hope as parents, we can continue to nurture her into a beautiful young lady, who is god fearing.