Remember this momentous day? Now we can add the following to the list of firsts.
After (what feels like) months of putting Baby T to bed and finding this:
I watched this wonderful sight tonight:
Yes folks, this is the rebuilding of the crib. Warms my heart. As my Mom suggested, he may be able to climb out of it (since he can dive out of the pack and play...a fact we learned in Florida), but perhaps the hard fall will deter him from future attempts. Or he might break his arm, and climbing is difficult with a cast. I guess I could just go get a cast put on him tomorrow and skip to the end. For now I'm relishing the fact that I put him to bed and that was the end until tomorrow. I do love that boy: he's always coming up and kissing me. He just has more energy than a child should have and way more drive than his mother.We were seeing him all through the night (ever had an 18 month old try to gently wake you up from a deep sleep by patting you?) and bright and early in the morning, as in 4:30 am some days. Of course we put him back in his toddler bed, but he just popped right back out again. Discipline was firm and consistent, and if he was out his bed and we caught him, he would run back as quick as his little 12-inch legs could carry him. He knew. I know he can obey but he will not. And yet we've decided to tackle other areas of obedience and come back to this one when we are more rested.
If this doesn't work, I'll be ordering one of these.
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Parenting is so humbling.
Sounds like a very wise move on your part! Sleep is one of the wonderfulest blessings from God!!
Haha--I love your last resort plan! And as a bonus, you wouldn't have to worry about mosquitos. Sounds like a great plan! Sweet dreams to you. :)
this is great. we're about to take asher out of his crib (he can hop in and out like a pro) and i fear a bit of nighttime drama coming our way. i think he'll think he has more freedom now...oh my.
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