Can you hear me now?

I finally did it. After 2.5 years I turned off the monitor in Aidan's room. Ok busted. So that isn't exactly the truth. Here is how it went down. I am one of those "have to know what is going on" (aka control freak) type of people. I have always slept with a baby monitor on my nightstand listening to Aidan's room since he started sleeping in his own room around 12 weeks old. His room is down the hall from ours but I don't think I would have heard him without it. Fast forward 2.5 years and I am still doing it. Aidan will turn on his aquarium when he wakes up and that is pretty much the only way we know he is awake. However sometimes he will wake up during the night and turn it on to fall back asleep. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that he can use it to put himself back to sleep but I also wake up because I hear the aquarium over the monitor. That wasn't a big deal until I was also waking up 1-2 times a night with a newborn. So a few nights ago I did it. I got rid of the monitor I had to listen to Aidan's room. I have a video monitor in my room that listens to Logan's room and I can switch the channel and hear Aidan's room if I need to though. That was a huge step for me and it felt good. He is old enough now that 1) I can hear him if he really needs me or 2) he can come to our room and get us.