Doing a little victory dance in my head

Well, we have done it. We have weened Brendan off of our bed. I would like to think that patience is what did it, but I would have to say it was the orneriness of my pregnancy hormones. Never give up. That was my motto. We established a routine and stuck to it! He doesn't even ask to lay on our bed anymore! No cartoons to fall asleep to. If I could do a toe touch in my pregnant state, I totally would! I'm sure if I tried I would just pee my pants. I'll wait.
For Brendan's routine we have decided that we will read some books first. He wanted ten, I wanted one. We compromised on four. I totally won that one. Four it is. No more, but certainly no less. Next, we say our prayers. This is a good one for me, because I was a total slacker as a mom at saying our family prayers. Now, since it is part of a routine I never get to forget. Then it's time to close our eyes. We turn on the Bat Light and Jason or I lay down with him for a few minutes. A lot of times he wants to sing a song- or have me sing the song. So I bust out a few primary songs for him. His favorite is "I am a Child of God". (cue whistling) Sometimes he's asleep before I'm done, and sometimes he isn't. The most important thing is that I can totally go in my room right now and watch whatever, have the lights on to do whatever, and I am FREE!! It is so liberating. My daughter will never have to go through this, as I am now a seasoned pro.