Untold Stories of the Toddler Bed

No one said it would be easy... in fact everyone that we told that we were going to attempt the toddler bed with our 18 month old said "It can't be done!" "Your crazy!" "Buying another crib will be worth it!" I would say that all those statements were very accurate... yet our stubborn selves (wonder where Jacob gets it?) disagreed and made it happen. Out first attempt was a complete and epic failure! Mike gave up within 20 minutes. It was our fault though, thinking that Jacob could change rooms and beds all at once. The next week we got smart about it...we put the toddler bed next to his crib in the nursery. The first night it took about an hour of battling before he finally fell asleep. However, when he did fall asleep he was half on half off the bed, so we had to move him. Thank goodness he sleeps like a hibernating bear! The next night could have been the funniest experience yet. Mike put him in bed and about 30 minutes later we hear a "THUD!" I say funny now, but at the time my PICU nurse in me was checking for head injuries. He actually went right back to sleep though. A few hours after that, Mike checked the monitor and saw that he was hanging off the bed again.  Well after a couple minutes in the room Mike comes back and says, "Well I just about had a heart attack! The thing hanging off the bed was actually his blanket. I couldn't see him anywhere in his room cause it was so dark, but then my foot hit something!" Jacob somehow fell/got off the bed and slept on the floor for who knows how long! The hibernating bear transferred back to the bed quite nicely though. Since that second night, it has been going much better. We have not used the crib in 2 weeks!!

Naps on the other hand....

 First he tries to escape. There is some crying in this stage. I don't think we will ever buy the latch door handles!! LOL

 After many failed attempts he decides to pick up a book (the pirate book) and read for a while...

 When he finishes the pirate book he gets out of bed and grabs another book. (and repeats this step about four times).

Finally after he reads himself tired he falls asleep with 4-5 books surrounding him.

Its amazing how much better he is at night when Mike puts him down. I think he is just playing his mother!