I've been wanting to keep Reid in a crib as long as possible, but we found a good deal on a used car bed that we couldn't pass up. Instead of finding a place to store it, it got set up in his room. Of course he has been super excited about this big boy bed...that is a car!
One afternoon I finally decided to let him lay in it for nap time. We went over the rules again - do not get out until Mommy comes to get you. Well, he is not so into following rules right now :/
I watched him from the monitor and he stayed on it and played for a bit and then kept getting out and back in. He isn't cry and didn't come out of his room, so I decided to just let him explore for the time being.
...it had been quiet for too long so I checked the monitor. I could not see him anywhere in his room!! I quietly peeked in and still couldn't find him!
...this is where he was...
See his leg and little foot? Yes! He climbed into the closet and fell asleep!!
Then I noticed he was sitting on one of his puppy pillows! He didn't sleep for more than 30-40 min. When he woke up, he crawled back in his bed and called for me until I came. Little Stinker even tried to pretend it had never happened!!!
When I asked him about it, he giggled and proudly showed me how he had set up all of his pillows in there to lay on. One puppy pillow for his head and one for his bum. This wasn't a fall asleep while playing nap; this was planned and on purpose!!
Why would you want to sleep on boxes in the closet when you just got a cool car bed?!! Silly boy.
...this was weeks ago...and he's still in his crib. The side of iris folded down so that he can climb in and out - we are working on the obeying the rules and staying in your crib part...so he can show us that he's ready for the big boy bed. So far, so good with the crib!
