Anya has only been put down for naps/bedtime by us and Grandparents Lodwig, to the best of my memory. And only spent the night at G&G Lodwigs, our house, or a few other places where we were present. If Chris and I wanted to go out, either she'd spend the night at G&G Lodwigs or a sitter/friend would come to our house so Anya could be put to bed by us first and not have her sleep interrupted. Except for last night. It was my birthday and we wanted to go out, so we tried a little experiment. Our PEPS friends Loren and Deborah and their son Benjamin watched Anya at their house (thanks, guys!).
I expected the experiment would fail. I imagined Anya might take an hour to fall asleep there and possibly scream the entire time & we'd have to leave the restaurant to come and get her. That Deborah would have an exasperated, worn out look on her face & be totally relieved when we finally showed up. And then when we came to pick her up, that she would take another hour+ to fall asleep once we got her home (because, generally, if her evening sleep gets interrupted she takes awhile to settle back down). And I expected to pay for it big time today. Dramatic, aren't I?
I am pleasantly surprised to say it went well last night. Deborah said Anya (along with Benjamin) protested about 15 minutes before falling asleep -- unless she was just trying to make us feel better :). When we came to pick her up, she was groggy yet happy. She fell back asleep almost instantly when we got her back in her crib at home. And slept through the rest of the night even.
So while I'd still prefer to have her watched at our house if we need to go somewhere, it helps to know that staying at others' houses is an option. And maybe I can relax a little more about such things.
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