And on and on....

Another rough night last night.  I just do not understand it.  I don't understand why he keeps doing this or even how to really put into words how bad it is.  He woke up 5 times last night screaming... so basically all night long. It started when I put him to bed and he wanted "lots" of lemonade... even though I was willing to give him a sip.  There was absolutely no method to the madness except that ignoring the screaming results in a very very violent child.  It's like he's in a trance, but he's not because he will go and go and go and then he knows to pull out his secret weapon - "I need to go pee pee!" - and that always gets us upstairs  even though it rarely ends in any peeing (he doesn't NEED to go - he just says that to get us upstairs).  We try to figure out what the root of the wake up and screaming when we go upstairs but you just cannot talk to him.  He's out of control.  He has absolutely no reason he's giving us - not hurting, not cold or hot or scared - not having a bad dream or anything.  It's always like "I don't want to go to sleep.  It's wake up time! I need lemonade.  Help me with my covers!"  Lately, it's been "I want DADDY!  I want to sleep with Daddy! I don't want mommy to sleep with daddy - Jackson sleep with daddy only!" And if Ryan goes up and tries to talk to him - he just gets mad at him and says he only wants mommy.  It's just crazy and ridiculous and I'm just stumped.  I think we have to be really committed to not going upstairs, despite the screams about peeing.  This has been going on since the beginning of March.  It's time to end.  This morning, when Jackson got up (the last time, that is), we told him that he lost some privileges today.  No lemonade, no TV and no "purple phone" (my IPOD - which is in a purple case - and he plays games on sometimes).  Ryan and I sat down with him and explained to him that he is a very very big boy but at night-night time, he doesn't act like a big boy by crying and screaming for no reason. So if he sleeps like a big boy tonight, he will get his privileges back.  Otherwise, not.  I hope it works.  Last night was exhausting!