8:15am :: "I got out, Mommy! James did it!" Such a proud lil' man, climbing out of his crib all by himself -- our monkey man (appropriate PJs that have a monkey on them) didn't even make a noise as he hoisted his leg up over the railing, pulled himself up, rotated his hands and slid down.
James' new found freedom meant we were trying out the big boy room and bed! He wasn't such a fan at first, needed to get used to it...below is how he napped after 40 minutes of straight screaming...passed out on the floor.
It was a loooooong week of transition with Mommy having to get up every hour to go give him a kiss at the gate to let him know we were still there. Thank you, video monitor though!!! Hooked that puppy up and have used it as a way to keep him on his bed at night because he really doesn't want his door shut or the gate up. He's waking up a bit earlier then he did in his crib, but not needing Mommy to come say hi in the middle of the night every night anymore (we've gotten about 5 good nights in a row, which I'll gladly take)! We are going to decorate the storage wall with some cool trucks and car decals (totally up his alley), so he's really excited! Also a good motivator :: Big Bird and Cookie Monster stamps in the morning if he stays in his bed all night long and gets ready nicely in the morning :-D Cute side story :: Mr. Helper James has to put away the stampers, and this morning he gave them kisses and said "Bye Bye Big Bird" and "Bye Bye Cookie" before putting them up and leaving for school...awwww, such a love bug! He loves to get smiley faces on his reward chart, too, hope this motivation eventually kicks in at potty training time!
James' new found freedom meant we were trying out the big boy room and bed! He wasn't such a fan at first, needed to get used to it...below is how he napped after 40 minutes of straight screaming...passed out on the floor.
It was a loooooong week of transition with Mommy having to get up every hour to go give him a kiss at the gate to let him know we were still there. Thank you, video monitor though!!! Hooked that puppy up and have used it as a way to keep him on his bed at night because he really doesn't want his door shut or the gate up. He's waking up a bit earlier then he did in his crib, but not needing Mommy to come say hi in the middle of the night every night anymore (we've gotten about 5 good nights in a row, which I'll gladly take)! We are going to decorate the storage wall with some cool trucks and car decals (totally up his alley), so he's really excited! Also a good motivator :: Big Bird and Cookie Monster stamps in the morning if he stays in his bed all night long and gets ready nicely in the morning :-D Cute side story :: Mr. Helper James has to put away the stampers, and this morning he gave them kisses and said "Bye Bye Big Bird" and "Bye Bye Cookie" before putting them up and leaving for school...awwww, such a love bug! He loves to get smiley faces on his reward chart, too, hope this motivation eventually kicks in at potty training time!
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