You know, the sleep issues may not have as much to do with toddler independance as teething. My 21 month old just got through cutting her eyeteeth (started around 17 months or so) and that was really really really hard on her. Those 'fangs' look like they hurt coming through! Now I think she might be working on her 2nd year molars--but thank goodness we'll be done after that!

For some reason, Fia never displayed much distress during the day. But at nighttime, when she was already tired and didn't have the distraction of go-go playtime she had a really rough time of it until the teeth were through.