HELP MOM'S!

This has to be the longest time I've gone without blogging. I got a video camera and now I've been recording all the memories on film and doing terrible at taking pictures.

Anyway, I need some serious help from all the moms out there! Here's my situation:

When Robert moved to CA I was breastfeeding Ryan and his crib was in our room. I had a really hard time getting him to sleep in his crib and so he would wake up and I'd move him to our bed (mistake #1). Since Robert was gone, I didnt mind Ryan sleeping with me.

But, now Robert is back and 3 is not company! LOL...

He's 2 years old now and we decided it was time to reclaim our bed. Well.... it's a nightmare. We just started this weekend and so far not good. I lay him in his bed during naps, and when he falls asleep at night I move him into his bed.

Then he wakes up in about an hour, gets out of bed and goes to my room. I walk him back and explain that he needs to sleep in his big boy bed, etc. But he wont stay! It goes something like this:

I tuck him back in, he immediately gets out and goes to my room, a vicious cycle. I leave the hallway light on and his door open, because I think he's scared. I've tried everything! I locked my room but he cries his head off right outside of my door, I take him back to his room, and again same thing. I felt so bad I opened my door and he just goes to the side of my bed and stays there quiet. I know he's exausted but he'll just stand there next to the bed. It takes everything inside me to not bring him into bed with us. I've tried locking his door too, but he gets hysterical by the door, crying his head off. And I open it because he just seems too scared to be in there alone.

I dont know what to do anymore! He only stays there if someone is in the room with him. I tried the super nanny thing where you sit on the floor in his room and slowly start moving back towards the door, and it worked. He finally fell asleep, but not for long an hour later and he's back in my room standing next to my bed making me feel terrible!

Has anyone gone through this? What did you do? Any suggestions or ideas? I am ALL EARS! My next thing will be to read him a story in bed, buy a night light instead of the hallway light, and reasearch on the internet to see if I find any ideas!

I feel like I just brought home a newborn baby with all this lack of sleep...