Okay, tonight actually went all right. I had a massage today so i was prepared for this evening
. Ds #2 who eggs on DS#3 was taking a late bath. I put DS#3 in bed and told him to stay in bed. I sat with him a little bit, but he wouldn't settle down, sooo, I told him that I would have to close his door. He was not to happy with me, let me tell you. He cried out: Mommy I need you...at which point I wanted to cry too. Knowing that this was truly for his good, I remained on the other side of the door. Poor little boy. A couple of times he got up and ran to the door and opened it. I calmly returned him to his bed and gave him a kiss and a hug. The next time he tried to open the closet. I returned him to his bed with a hug and kiss. In the end he cried for a few minutes and was sound asleep. Hopefully, each night will be better than the previous. May we all be blessed with sleeping children at the right hour.