Light at the End of the Tunnel

What "light" and "tunnel" are you referring to...you might be asking?? Well, for the past two months now...I think it's about two months...we lost track after a few weeks....with Erin's nighttime wakings at exactly 4am every night, our patience and endurance have been tested. maybe that sounds a little too dramatic but tim and i have been running on empty...well...without one good night's rest in the past two months. i was reminded of the first few months after the girls were born and wondered how we managed to function during the day. one thing i do remember very clearly is that my short-term memory was shot. what someone said 5 minutes ago, i just couldn't remember. well, here i am two years later...still sleep-deprived and lately my short-term memory hasn't been stellar either. so, the first week she continued to wake up, we tried to console her and put her back in her crib. soon afterwards, we just didn't have the endurance to continue this late-night ritual of going into their room, picking her up and holding her until she's soundly asleep. we just picked her up and brought her into our bed where she slept very comfortably, i imagine, between me and Tim....while i'm being kicked in the eye and not sleeping very well at all. so, to make a long story short...monday night, we didn't see an end to this habit if we continued to bring her into our room. so, as painful as it was...we decided to let her cry it out at 2am. it was pure torture. tim was just too exhausted and slept through all the screaming and crying. i tried my best to ignore it but couldn't. besides i had to standby in case Faith woke up. Erin cried for 2 hours and Faith didn't even wake up. i'm thankful for that. tuesday night, she woke up at 1am and cried for 2 hours. i was going in and out of sleep during those two hours but tim was up the whole time. again, Faith didn't even flinch. last night, perhaps, was a turning point b/c she slept through the night !!! yippee!!! sadly, i can't say the same thing for me. i was so used to waking up at night that i was up at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep rather quickly. i'm hoping and praying that i can get a solid night's sleep tonight and at least for a couple more nights.