Bink-pocalypse

So for the past three months or so, (but seems waaaay longer) Payton will wake up in the middle of the night. I know this is normal for a lot of babies. But she'll wake up wanting her binky, which I know is also normal. The not-so-normal part is I have to momentarily get up, stealthly walk into her room, give her her binky, then quickly exit. Now you might be saying to yourself "Can't she reach for her own stupid binky?" Yes, I suppose she can considering most times it's laying right next to her head.

But here's the problem, and if she's anything like Heath it's true. I'm guessing she sleeps so soundly that she has no idea what the eff is going on when she wakes up in the night, let alone know she could simply get her binky herself. Other times the bink gets knocked out of her crib and the poor thing wouldn't be able to find it even if she tried! Once she gets it back, she's immediately out like a light. This happens anywhere from 1-3 times a night, and I'm stuck being the one having to wake up to give it to her.

Now, you maybe asking "Idiot, why not wake up your husband once in awhile and make him do it?" To which I say "What?! That's a great idea! I wonder why I never thought of that before!" Uh HELLO, have you ever tried waking up Heath? It's like trying to wake the dead. And when he does wake up from a deep sleep, he couldn't even spell his name he's so out of it. So by the time he would be fully awake, Payton would be too and then we're all awake and there's no sleep to be had. So since I'm awakened by her easier than it is to wake him, I do it.

Well last night I hit my breaking point, the last straw. As I was walking around the foot of the bed I rammed my leg on the corner of the bed frame, thus shaking the entire bed and putting me in pain. Do you think Heath woke up for that? Nope, not even a stirring! He was still blissfully in slumberland.

I need advice, from all mothers out there, how can I get Payton to soothe herself back to sleep? Do I just let her whine until she finds her bink or her thumb herself? Which, by the way, we've done a GREAT job at getting her to NOT suck her thumb so we would hate to resort to that. Or do I let her whine a bit before going in her room and then somehow getting her back to sleep by gently placing a hand on her tummy, or something like that? I don't want to wake her up more than she already is, but I also don't want to have to endure the wrath of our bed frame again. Is it best to do something like this over a weekend so I'm not a zombie for work the next day? Help, what do I do?!

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