cravings

we 've been talking about moving adam, our 2 1/2 year old, to a "big boy" bed for a few months now. last night we did it! i was really nervous about the switch - adam is quite a mischievous little monster (a cutie, but very cheeky)! i pictured him #1 - not staying in his room and #2 - destroying his room entirely!! well, we solved concern #1 right away - we placed a baby gate in his doorway (i totally recommend this).

we put adam to bed a bit later than his usual bedtime, hoping he'd be so tired he'd fall asleep right away and not have the energy to get out of bed (yeah right - wishful thinking). after lots of stories . . . and warnings about leaving his new bed, we left him alone! steven and i went downstairs and within minutes we heard little footsteps scampering about upstairs. i went in to check on him and he was in bed . . . but had pulled everything off of his dresser into his teeny tiny bed! i reminded him again about the bed rules and went back downstairs. a few minutes passed and then we heard more noise, so i went upstairs and snuck into adam's room - he didn't see me. i watched as he pulled everything out of his closet into his bed. i said his name and he froze and then ran into his bed and covered himself with a giant book that he had put in the bed as well!

after that, steven and i removed everything from his bedroom (except the furniture) and moved his dresser in front of the closet. we read him the riot act and eventually he did fall asleep - in his new bed!! he did sleep through the night and in the morning he called me to get him, like he was told!

all in all, not too bad - way better than i anticipated!

now for nap time in the new bed - that could be a different story!!

r.