BIG BOY BED UPDATE:
Boston has officially been transitioned for a week and a half now! I have to admit, it hasn't been as bad as I thought it was going to be. We're still adjusting and I must say he hasn't PERFECTED it YET but you know, it's a work in progress that is like a roller coaster. The first night it took about an hour of him opening his door and me walking him back to bed. Nap the next day took about 30 min of the same thing. The 2nd night it was 10 min and then the following day's nap he went down with NO interruptions! I thought we HAD IT! That was until that evening when it took 2 1/2 hrs. of him coming in and out and in out! I was hoping it was a phase but then the next day at nap time it took approximately 2 hours again!!! Now I KNEW this couldn't happen any longer so FINALLY I became a horrible mother and locked his door that night....okay, okay I know you're thinking how bad that is! But let me tell you, it has been a life saver! The good thing is that the locks can be unlocked SOOO easily from the outside AND there is also access from his bathroom into his bedroom so don't think I'm horrible!! Honestly, I don't really care either because it WORKS! Now I lay Boston down without locking the door. If he gets up ONE time, I lock the door. If he comes and tries to open it again, he usually starts crying for a few minutes until I go in there, put him in bed, and relock the door. Then it's over and he's out! The past few days/nights have honestly been GREAT without any interruptions of him opening the door and crawling in the hall and laying there waiting for us to bring him back to bed (personally sometimes I think it's kinda cute..). We did go through a few rough mornings where Boston decided to give us 6:30 am wake up calls. I didn't know what to do about that but luckily the past few days he's gotten back to the 7:30-8 am schedule! THANKFULLY!!!
He LOVES his bed! Like when I say he LOVES it, I REALLY think he feels like a BIG BOY! He LOVES reading stories on his bed and he'll climb up SOO proud! It's hilarious! Now I just can't WAIT to get back after the summer and FULLY decorate his room! My mind is FLOODING with ideas!!
Oh, one more thing. Apparently Boston REALLY misses having Kent around and only seeing him for an hour each morning. It never fails that in the morning Boston goes to KENT'S side of the bed to get him up! He'll then DRAG him to watch "BA-ME" and cuddle with him on the couch. He could careless about me! I can't say I'm complaining because it's kinda nice to be the one to sleep in a little bit in the morning! PLUS Kent LOVES it....REALLY he DOES (okay, maybe he didn't LOVE when the 6:30 wake up calls were happening..who would?!? But the 7:30-8...he eats it up!)
Notice what book he's reading...
Look how peacefully, comfy and relaxed this little man looks!
Now on to a few random things...
The other day, I asked Boston to go get a diaper so we could change him. Out he came with all of these.......
Yes, that also included a pair of his swimtrunks...apparently he said he wanted to go to the "pool" too!
Also, since we are able to go outside FINALLY, Boston has been running around chasing his ball like CRAZY out there. He runs so fast that he seems to always loose his footing which I KNOW is going to LEAVE these "o-wii's" all summer long!!!
Also, since we are able to go outside FINALLY, Boston has been running around chasing his ball like CRAZY out there. He runs so fast that he seems to always loose his footing which I KNOW is going to LEAVE these "o-wii's" all summer long!!!
Poor kid, he points them out MULTIPLE times DAILY!
OH! One last picture! Now I debated on putting this up here but I think it's ABSOLUTELY hilarious! The other day, I was getting ready and it was SOO nice outside so I opened the porch door and let Boston and Stella out to play. I came to check on them and this is what I found:
Don't judge my son for wearing my shoes! Why he LOVES putting on shoes, I DO NOT know! Honestly, I think it's because it's easier then putting on his shoes. If he has SHOES on, in his mind he's hoping and thinking that going outside will be soon coming! Really though, I need to hide my shoes!
Speaking of shoes, as I've discussed before Boston has had a DOUBLE WIDE foot in the past. For those of you without kids with chubby feet, shoe sizes go from regular to wide to EXTRA wide to DOUBLE WIDE! Well, we went to Stride Rite Saturday to shop for the DOUBLE WIDE shoes that I was hoping would possibly have gone to an EXTRA wide this summer. Well apparently come to find out my son's feet aren't getting any smaller....in fact they are getting WIDER!!!! HOW IS THAT?!?! He does NOT fit into DOUBLE WIDE ANY MORE!!!! What am I to do?!? They lady at the store was like, "Well I know you want a dresser shoe but unfortunately I don't see that happening. You're probably just going to have to resort to buying crocs one size too big!' CROCS....TO CHURCH!!?!? NO THANK YOU LADY! What am I to do?!
Aside from the stress of the shoe situation, I'm also getting rather nervous about this SWINE FLU! The first death happened here in Houston today.....to a 23 MONTH OLD TODDLER! I'm SOO not planning on going any where for the time being!!! Am I the only one worried?
Okay, I'll stop rambling now! So much on the mind and Kent's gone playing ball tonight, what do you expect?!
6 comments:
Your story sounds similar to ours with Katie only we were sort of forced into it, she just started climbing out of her crib! so we did have to lock the doors and all that but now it's SO nice because i don't have to get her in or out, she can just do it. also, she's so much happier being more independant. Kids are cute!
Congratulations on the transition. You give me hope Karlee. We are going to try Jackson again this summer when Ben is out of school b/c Jackson used to like sneaking into Bens room and tackling him in his sleep. Not fun for Ben. Very scary about the Swine Flu.
I am so glad that Boston is doing well in his big boy bed. It sounds like he is getting the hang of it. And I am totally not to judge about the locked door thing. I was so excited when we got to this apartment in Virginia because on the boys door the lock is switched so it is on the outside....so they know if they get out of bed then the door is closed....and it has worked like a charm!! But I also use those plastic safety things on some doors...like the pantry because I can't stand it when they are in there all day long looking for snacks....at least this way I can regulate it. But it depends on the kind of door knobs you have too.
I probably need to be MORE worried about the swine flu! I won't be flying anytime soon! I am so excited for Boston becoming such a BIG boy! Congrats to you too! Now you are ready for a new little baby to take over that crib;) And I don't know what to tell you about Boston's wide feet, we have the opposite problem, We have L...o...n...g feet! At least we can always buy bigger shoes! Though when I bought Tess her shoes from Stride Rite they told me she has wide feet too! Good Luck with that:)
I have not even tried the girl bed yet. Not ready for it! Same with potty training. Crocs to church aren't the worst thing in the world. Aliyah just had to get some orthodic shoes for her pigeon toes. The way the shoes are shaped make them look like they are on the wrong feet. I had to tell the nursery leaders to please not change her shoes they are on the right feet; I promise. My dad asked "Can't you afford that girl any church shoes?" Um hello...I would love to just have bought church shoes instead of these $120 ones!!! They don't care. THey are little. Crocs are cheap. That should make Kent happy!
i wouldn't feel bad about locking the door. if it helps him get the point that he can't keep coming out. yeah. i just resorted to the child safety knobs (if you have round door knobs) i put it on the inside and she can't get out if the door is closed. it's the best way to keep them out of doors they shouldn't go in or keep them where they should be!
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