Night Rituals

There are many of you out there that have your own night ritual. You do the same routine just before you go to bed in order to have a good night's sleep. It looks like Joshua at his young age has his own night ritual that I hope will change soon. Every night when I put him to bed usually between 8 and 8:30. He will sleep soundly in his crib until about midnight. Then he will just wake up either because he can't find his pacifier or because he has rolled over on his back. I stumble in the dark and plop the binky in his mouth get him settled feel for wetness. Then rub his back for a bit. He will pretend to be asleep but as soon as my hand leaves his back his head pops up and he begins to scream. I try once more this time a bit longer, same results. So I pick him up and quickly move him to the "isolation room". This is where his porta crib is. I close the rolladen (blinds) lay him down and walk out of the room. Absolute silence from him for the rest of the night! Not one peep out of him at all. I don't get it? I would think he would prefer his nice soft crib to that flimsy mat on his porta crib. But every night we go through this and every night he falls right to sleep and is a happy guy. Some night ritual ! I return to bed only to toss and turn for and hour before I get back to sleep. I wouldn't mind if he changes his night ritual a bit more from here on out.