It just dawned on me that I am the one who should be taking all the sleep medication - then I will be unconscious and it won't bother me that Ian is still awake. Perhaps I misunderstood the doctor when he prescribed them. I'll check the labels tomorrow.
Tonight we took a different approach to bed time. At 7:45 we gave Ian half a Benadryl (12.5 mg). He was still very alert and responding well to instructions. After I read two stories to him, he was allowed to read to himself for 30 minutes. At 9:00 it was lights out. Around 9:30 he called me to his room for the first time. He very generously offered me one of his pillows and asked if I would snuggle with him. Within 15 minutes he was asleep.
The deal clincher was probably the new night light I bought him today. It's a miniature lava lamp. Bed time doesn't get much cooler than that.
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