Sleeping patterns

We are dealing with a bit of an issue with Fuller and his bedtime routine. Recently he will go to bed, but be awake for about thirty minutes to an hour. Usually he talks or sings to himself and he is fine. But suddenly he has started crying and telling us he his scared... of the smoke detector.

Tonight he went down and was still crying an hour later. When I went in (Damon had checked on him twice) he was sobbing and choking so much I almost started crying. I held him, rocked him, sang and read to him. It took quite a while to get him to calm down.

The smoke detector doesn't have flashing lights, but we think it has gone off before (dirty oven) and he is worried it will go off again or something. It is a bit of a parenting dilemma, trying to give your child comfort and getting him or her to sleep for the night.

He is finally asleep, which means he is out for the night, but I really hope this passes quickly. When he doesn't sleep well, he gets cranky. (And so does his Momma!)