I had about six months of this kid sleeping good and through the night- because he hadn't learned yet how to be an escape artist. Once he learned to climb out of his crib, we're back to square one... So, I ask:
Do your kids do this? For the last couple months this is the biggest challenge at our house. As you can tell, we have switched to the toddler bed, back to the crib, to the toddler bed again, but still... drumroll... he sleeps in OUR bed most the night. Here's his tactic:
1- Goes to bed pretty good in the rocking chair, we lay him in bed around 8:00, 8:30.
2- Around 10:30 (this varies, of course)- sometimes we're lucky and get until around 11:20ish- he climbs out of bed and ventures out to find us.
3- He gets in bed with us and spends the remainder of the night alternating between kicking one of us in the ribs and making us go downstairs for "duice", while the other one of us sleeps in the spare bedroom.
So, I know to get your kids to sleep, you are supposed to be consistent. Well... the only thing we are consistent about is giving up. I thought I paid my dues being up all night that first year! Guess not. So I've learned:
The joy of parenthood is continual- and doesn't stop at night.
Oh, but I love this kid. Yesterday I woke up, (in the spare bedroom, of course) to find Max a couple inches away from my face, dangling with his feet off the bed, with a big grin on his face, just waiting for me to wake up.
And then he shows me the candy he found before I was awake and the wrappers strewn through the house.
What would I do without Max? I don't even want to know. I love the energy he brings to life. Max: You're Worth It.
Side Note: Notice the sign above his crib in this picture- appropriate I think. Yes. Approriate.
I still don't know how a kid so small can climb so high. And why he still feels the need to climb over the side when he can step out the front.
