The Saga of the Toddler Bed Continues......

**Friday (7/18/08) night--This was the first night Andrew was in his bed and he only stayed their until about 10:40 p.m. Grandpa brought over the bed and Andrew was really excited about it, only mommy couldn't find the bolts for the rails. I let him sleep in it anyway and put a big fluffy pillow by it so he wouldn't fall hard, only I didn't put one between the bed and the crib and that's where he fell. I was getting ready for bed and I heard a thunk, then crying, so I went in and rocked him and put him in his crib. So he didn't wake up in his new bed.

**Saturday (7/19/08)--Daddy had to really wake Andrew up at 9:00 to go to grandma and grandpa's house while daddy worked on building our shed. Of course it was on a day I was at work that he really slept in! And, he took a 3 hour nap at grandma's! He was really excited when he got home, he ran right upstairs and climbed in his bed. While daddy was in the bathroom, and he had told Andrew to stay in his bed, he climbed off and went to our room and brought back a BIG stack of books for storytime and climbed back in bed before daddy came back. :)
*Daddy checked on him at about 12:30 and he was curled up almost against the door with his blankets.
*He woke up about 4:00 in the morning and wantdered to the gate and wanted to go downstairs and get milk. Daddy went and got him water and then he didn't want it, but he did go back to bed. Then he got up about 6:15 right after mommy went to work. Daddy gave him a cup of milk, read a couple of stories and put him in his crib, so again he didn't really wake up there.

**Sunday (7/20/08)--He did, surprisingly enough take his very first nap there for about 2 hours. He goes to bed really easily at night. He insists on having storytime in his bed and he doesn't want to rock anymore. :( We used to read stories on mommy and daddy's bed, then brush his teeth, then I would rock him and then put him in his crib and say goodnight. I did sit by his bed for a few minutes for a couple of nights.

**Monday (7/21/08)--So this was the first morning he really had new found freedom to come out whenever he pleased. So now it's about 7:00, 7:30 if you're lucky. He used to sleep 8:00 to 8:00 and occasionally sleep in until 9:00 if he went to bed late. 7:00 is early for mommy who doesn't get enough sleep on a regular basis.
*Naptime was not fun at all!!! We told Andrew it was nap time and he grabbed the front door knob and was crying about going outside. He was difficult to calm down and didn't want to listen to stories. I must admit for being so upset about it he did pretty good. I told him to stay in his bed and he did for about 15 minutes before he came out. I led him back to his bed and told him he had to get back in which he was upset about, and I sat by his bed for a few minutes, and he stayed about another 15 minutes. I had tried to put him in his crib the second time and he SCREAMED!!! I told him if he wanted to be in his bed he needed to stay there. After the second time daddy put him in his crib for about 45 minutes, although I don't think he slept much.

**Monday night, daddy came to bed about 12:30 and Andrew was standing at the gate at the top of the stairs looking very sleepy. (Daddy thinks sometimes he's sleep-walking) He said, "Andrew what are you doing up? Go back to bed." So Andrew stumbled back and flopped on his bed.

**Tuesday morning he got up about 7:15, daddy gets up with him. And he slept about 1 1/2 hours at naptime. Then he runs out ready to go. I think he shouldn't get up until we come get him, but we're still working on that. ***Tonight was the first night he slept through the night without coming out!!! Yeah!!!

**Wednesday night--He got up again! He stumbled into our room whimpering and daddy cuddled him and put him back in bed. He keeps getting up anywhere from 6:45-7:30. Daddy thinks maybe he always got up then but would fall back asleep when we didn't come get him out of his crib.

**Thursday--while I was at work, he took almost a 2 hour nap, yeah Andrew!! We decided to put a baby gate across his door so he doesn't wander out. At nap time daddy heard him coming up to the door and he told him to get back in bed. When daddy opened the door he was pulling his blankets back up so he wouldn't get caught. :) He opened the door saw the gate, closed it and went back to bed, so maybe he'll get the idea that he has to stay in there.
*When he got up from naptime he just stood at the gate holding his sandals. Daddy I'm ready to go!!

**Friday morning--he got about 6:40 and the gate was across the dooorway to his room, so daddy just called to him and said Andrew go back to bed. Andrew responded with a cry/scream. Daddy put him in his crib with some books and toys.
**Friday night--He heard me say how much I missed our regular bedtime routine so he had stories on our bed and he let me rock him...for about 1 minute. He has started kicking mommy out after storytime. First it was that he didn't want me to rock him or sing to him anymore. :( (That was bad enough) Now after we turn off the light and daddy leaves he gives me a kiss, says 'I love you', and then 'night, night mommy' and points at the door. :(

Tonight (Saturday night)--Now he's pushing me out! He says 'night, night mommy' and pushes my arm away and points at the door. I know he loves me but it's a little hard for a sentimental mommy to take.