best $11 I ever spent

Well for some reason I have been up since 230 am and it is now almost 5 am. Luckily Olivia has not been up with me! She has been doing SO good tonight so far sleeping in her crib. I think it is due to the heating pad I bought yesterday to warm her crib up. John told me it wouldn't work and he then said last night that he is eating his words. It is really amazing laying her down and having her lay there peacefully instead of squirming and waking back up right away. We put the heating pad where she sleeps while she is nursing or for a few minutes before bedtime and then take it off right before we lay her down. I think it makes it feel warm and cozy and tricks her into thinking we are holding her still until she is in a deep sleep. She has also not needed her pacifier as much tonight. In fact when we laid her down 2 hours ago now we never put it in since she was sleeping so good and she hasn't woken up needing it! She did wake up needing it the time before around midnight, but it was too funny to watch. John went in and gave it to her since she was wide awake and crying probably 15-30 minutes after falling asleep. He put it in and she literally shut her eyes and turned her head back down and went right back to sleep! It really was like a magic switch. John saw it too in the dark and couldn't believe it! She never woke up again after that until she was hungry. She hasnt slept all night by any means but even though we are getting up every 3 hours or so it is making SUCH a huge difference that she lays down good in her crib right away. Also we started doing a nightly bath a couple nights ago and I am hoping she will associate her bath time with bedtime. So far it seems to be working out! She LOVES the bath more and more. We were laughing so hard last night because she kicks and splashes and smiles now the whole time. We were getting water everywhere from her splashing but that was ok, she was having fun!