365 Days Until We Get a Dog

In my unending efforts to get my kids to sleep through the night, I've resorted to bribery.

If Alex, our four-year-old, sleeps in his own bed—all.night.long—for an entire year we will (probably) get a dog. Yes, 365 days (or nights) of sleeping in his very own big boy bed, on his own, without disturbing my or Dear Daddy's sleep.

So far . . . he's managed to sleep four nights in his room all night long. But we've had several nights in between those nights. He's only managed two nights in a row. But hey, that's progress! I'll take it! And man, he's so excited by this! He is proud of himself and thinks it's pretty cool that he's working toward the bigger goal of getting a family dog.

In addition to Alex's 365 day goal . . . I also told the kids that we can't get a dog until Nate, our two-year-old, is potty trained. I'm hoping this will encourage the older two kiddos to help with this training. ;)

Let the countdown begin!