We've been telling Dillan that he will need to start sharing his things with his future brother or sister, including his crib. A few weekends ago we made the transition to 'big boy' (twin size) bed. He was definitely excited about his newfound freedom of being able to climb out of his bed. The first few nights, it took him 2-3 hours to get to sleep, and we constantly heard the pitter patter of his feet running around on the hardwood floors in his room. Lots of monitoring, checking in, moving things out of his reach, bribes, and a few timeouts followed.
The novelty seemed to wear off by the 4th night though, as he was asleep within 30 minutes. Phew! We still sometimes find interesting objects (a flashlight, extra blankets, a pumpkin, band aids) in his bed when he wakes up in the morning or from a nap, so we know he still likes to explore his room. But he's pretty good about falling asleep in a decent amount of time. Funny thing was on saturday morning, he heard him wake up, get out of his bed, fling our bedroom door open, and yell 'Ding Dong! Wake up!' LOL. Such a comedian.
PS - forgot to mention that this bed is a Mah family heirloom - built from scratch by Grandpa Mah, used by several family members. Uncle Eric even autographed it in the corner of the bed with 'Eric '91'. Thanks for letting us use it, Grandma and Grandpa! We'll be sure to take great care of it!
2 comments:
Dillan has the sweetest, joyful spirit! He really makes me smile on the inside when I see him interacting with Ethan. :) miss you guys but see ya soon.
all he needs is a big chicago bulls painted sign above his bed to make it really "home". =) we still have faith in the crib and kate sleeps in the pack n play. glad that he transition went relatively smoothly. we're still...delaying it as long as possible! hopefully we'll see you at thanksgiving time! you look great, janice. i guess another BOY!
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