Rough Couple of Days!

I know this kind of seems a little weird since I just posted about sleeping angels...but one of my angels has been fighting going to sleep. Around Wednesday or so Avril threw her binki in the trash. I told her she was a big girl now and she agreed. She said "Big Girl, Mommy.......binki away." So she happily went to the trash can and threw it in. Well, that was first thing in the morning. When it came time for nap time, she wanted binki all over again. So we talked about earlier and her throwing it away and that it was all gone. But when I put her to bed she starting crying and never went to sleep. Well, needless to say it has been an ongoing battle ever since. She hasn't really taken any naps since then (except for falling asleep in the car), and two nights in a row she cried for an hour before finally giving up. Well, Praise GOD, I am proud to say, things are getting better (as I knew eventually they HAD too) this evening it only took fifteen minutes of crying and begging before she gave up. So we are SO making progress. I am so Happy! There is really nothing worse than hearing you baby crying and begging for you to come and get her. She gave me every excuse she could think of..."Mommy potty...(which I fell for too many times before catching on to the lie)...."Snuggle Mommy room" (which just makes you want too, right---wrong she can't win) I kept having to tell myself "I can win this battle really I can." This is probably one of the hardest things I have went through in a while. Avril has always went to bed so awesomely, and practically has always slept through the night..so this was a big thing. I was so not used to this from my little sweetie. I know that at some point all moms and dads go through these battles. I just hadn't really encountered one like this in a while.
So to close, hopefully, we will get to the point where bed time is easier again. With no crying, begging, or pleading. After tonight I do see that day coming...last night..I really don't think I could have said that. Lol.