A few months back, I went out with a friend for the evening and my husband put Lilly to bed. She was asleep when I got home; however, I did go up and give her a kiss and hug when I returned. I got ready for bed and was just about asleep when she woke up crying. I went up to see what the problem was, thinking it was just a bad dream or something...but no. She was upset because she thought I had forgotten to give her a hug and kiss when I got home. I told her I had come up there, but that she was asleep and didn't notice me. This made her very upset.
When I put her to bed at night, I usually leave our dog Lucy in the bed with Lilly until I am ready to go to sleep. So, I tell Lilly that I will give her a hug and kiss when I come up to get the dog. She always insists that I wake her up so that she'll know I was there. I tell her that I won't do that because then she might not be able to get back to sleep.
Our solution to this problem:
I put a stuffed animal on the floor beside her bed and I tell her that when I come up to give her a hug I will put the stuffed "friend" in the bed with her. This way when she wakes up and wonders if I have been up to hug her all she has to do is look for the stuffed "friend" in the bed.
So far it has worked out great and honestly I hope I have many more years of putting a stuffed "friend" in her bed so that she will know I was up to check on her while she was sleeping.
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