The nap war

So the past few days Miss Ryelan the diva has not wanted to take a nap......even though she is super tired & crabby!  Mommy finally said "That is it! I'm the boss & I am going to win this nap war!"  She decided letting Ryelan cry it out would be the only way.  Who wants to rock/sway/sing their 16 month old to sleep every day?  As much as mommy loves cuddling Ryelan, she sure is getting heavy & with a growing belly on top of it, there is no way this can continue.  So....mommy put Ryelan in her crib, gave her a smooch & said "nigh nigh love".  Ryelan screamed bloody murder for 15 minutes while mommy looked up the Ferber method online.  Mommy went to check on Ryno after 15 minutes of screaming "Mommy mommy mommy hold you hold you daddy daddy mommy hold you".  Mommy laid Ryelan down & patted her back & said "nigh nigh" & left.  This set Ryelan off even more.  After 10 more minutes, mommy went back.  She laid Ryelan down & gave her Elmo.  Mommy said "nigh nigh Elmo, nigh nigh Ryelan".  After about 3 minutes of stroking her forehead, she FINALLY fell asleep! WOW! Mommy was way impressed!  We will see if this lasts........ :)