Last night was Asher's night to sleep in the playgym. We gave him the choice, but we didn't really think he'd want to do it. Lately he's been getting scared easily and hasn't wanted to try new things. We had a fire again in the evening so we'd be out there while he was going to sleep. He was really hyper just like Josiah was and he kept standing up looking out. He finally fell asleep around 9:30. Len slept with him and I heard him come in to use the bathroom around 3. At the same time some coyotes started howling and barking. They sounded like they were right in the backyard and then Asher started screaming and crying. Len ran out the same time I did and we brought Asher back inside, just inside as it started to rain. Today Asher talked about the "horses" waking him up, so he didn't associate the noise with dogs so that is a good thing. He's already terrified of dogs. Last year, our neighbor's dog "Annie" would come and visit us and Asher would lay all over her giving her kisses. This year he screams anytime a dog comes near. He is completely petrified of them.