Charlie's Move From The Crib

Earlier this year, Lauren showed Charlie how to "perscape" (escape) the confines of his crib.  She climbed in to the crib with him, showed him how to hook one leg over the side, and lift himself up.  He was a little too small to really get his leg up, but she was more than happy to lift him up and throw him out anyway.  And I am happy that I caught it all on camera over the video monitor in his room!  ha ha ha

Charlie had no real interest in escaping his crib, and Chad and I enjoyed the peace and quiet for a few more months.  But he began escaping, on a regular basis, in mid-October.  After waking up, around 3 am, to the sound of little footsteps running around our room, we decided it was time to transition to a toddler bed.

Chad took the front piece off of the crib, secured all of the furniture to the walls and we put child locks on the door.  We were sure that we could settle back into our former peace and quiet, and were busy patting ourselves on the back, when we found Charlie running around upstairs...not in his room!  Opps.

So, the door handle was switched around, to lock him in his room from the outside.  He didn't seem to mind being locked in his room, but the excitement of being free was too exciting for him.  He had a hard time sleeping, which led to boredom, and eventually he decided to destroy his room.  Every day, he would take all of the clothes out of his dresser, throw toys around, and pull diapers/wipes out.  And that quickly escalated into a few destroyed blinds and a destroyed shelf.

Now, his room consists of a bed, a few blankets, a few stuffed animals, a light (which he does turn on every night to fall asleep), a glider and his changing table.  All of his clothes, extra bedding, toys, etc have been moved into our room for the time being.

It has taken Charlie a little while to get used to this change.  For a few weeks, he would only sleep on the floor and refused any blankets.  Now he happily climbs into his bed, stays there, and loves to be covered up in multiple blankets!  Our hope is that we will be able to transition him to a big boy bed by his 3rd birthday.  There is nothing better than climbing into a big bed to read stories, and it would be nice to have another bedroom for company.

I can't believe we have moved past the crib stage.  Part of me is sad that my baby days are over, and the other half of me is ready for Charlie to grow up and have a big boy room.  The sooner I can get all of his stuff out of our room, the better!!  ha ha ha