Look at this sweet boy sleeping during his nap. I had to take a quick picture of him as I knew it would be the last time I would see him sleeping in his crib.
As most of yall know, Tyler has never been the best sleeper. Since transitioning to the "big boy" class at school (Early Preschool 1) his sleeping habits have been really off- taking an hour to fall asleep, waking up multiple times during the night, staying up crying for an hour or so each time. The sleeping issues climaxed right after his second birthday when one night he was so frustrated he jumped out of his crib. I had just left him in hysterics (after attempting to get him to fall asleep for more than an hour) and by the time I got back in my bed and took my glasses off-- I heard a thump and within seconds our bedroom door had flown open and a crying Tyler-head was rushing in. He slept with us the rest of the night.
We went through similar antics for the next three nights, until I was so anxious he was going to break his leg, or worse, that we had to do something. It was time to transition to the Big Boy Bed (BBB). The BBB transition was happening sooner than we expected, but we figured since we already weren't getting any sleep anyway, we might as well do it now rather than later.
Looks like nap time is over, hhhmmmm.... I need to get out of here, what should I do...
Ahh yes, time for Man Overboard!
I had to stop him there, afraid a brain injury would happen or something.
The transition to the BBB has actually been going a lot better than I thought it would. It's been about 3 weeks now. Tyler's twin bed mattress and box springs are on the floor, Nana bought him some fabulous new truck sheets, and he can line his books up just like he did in his crib. Daddy can get the Mister to fall asleep quickly, but it takes Mommy a little longer. I have to sit in a chair outside his room so he can see me until he falls asleep. He still wakes up at least once in the middle of the night and we've been taking turns going in there and sleeping with him until he falls back asleep. Everyone seems to be sleeping a lot better now.
Tyler-head is a stubborn boy- wonder where he gets that from?
Just like Daddy, once Tyler makes up his mind, that's what he's doing. Like with the BBB. One night he decided he wasn't going to sleep in his crib anymore. So he didn't. When he was a baby, one day he decided he didn't like his passey anymore and never used it again. More recently, Tyler decided he didn't like sitting in a highchair. Heaven forbid we try to put him in a highchair now. This makes dinners out extremely fun. He's a crazy man and we love him. He gives great hugs and kisses which makes up for everything. And recently, we've had extra time to be super cuddly in bed- I call him my snuggle-bunny- which definitely makes up for it.
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