Our baby is turning 2 in four days!!!!
How on earth did that happen? How did time go so fast? I'm too young to have a two year old!
....not too mention number 2 on the way....
So what is this trouble maker up to lately?
Trouble.
With sleeping, that is.
He has perfected the art of departing his crib in 0.003 seconds flat after the door is closed and the last "goodnight, love you!" is whispered.
From there he runs to the door, screams, cries, bangs, jiggles the knob, sometimes removes the child lock (aren't those supposed to be "child proof?") and then falls asleep on the floor.
This happens every single time we put him to bed. Regardless of nap time or night time. Night light or pitch black. Thirty minutes of books and songs or five minutes. Bath or no bath. Big dinner or little dinner.
We even removed the front piece of his crib so he could climb in bed easier and feel like a big boy.
Now he climbs out in 0.001 second flat.
Sometimes we let him sleep on the floor until we go to bed, and then we quietly move him. More often than not, he wakes up right as we're shutting the door. Cue crying, running, and sleeping on the floor again. Sometimes Scott sleeps on the floor to ensure no crib escaping. It works until he gets up to leave.
We're both a little frustrated. A little annoyed. A little tired.
I've come to the conclusion that: is it really that bad to let my toddler sleep on the floor???
I'm sure he'll grow out of it one day....
*side note: this all started happening after we came home from an almost 3 week long trip to Utah.
Aside from these super fun escaping escapades, he really is developing quite the personality.
Tantrums in Costco.
Waking up at 5:50 am.
Squawking "water! water! water!" or "binkeeee! binkeeee! binkeeee!" in desperation whenever he needs it. You'd think he was having a panic attack. We're working on the "please, mama." But he still needs "what do you say?" first.
...maybe it's just been one of those days.
Because he really is very sweet, and hilarious. He is incredibly obedient when we ask for his help and he cleans up his toys like a boss. He loves "helping" me cook, wash dishes, unload the dishwasher, do the laundry, vacuum, etc. His favorite show is Curious George, which I don't mind because I think it's super cute. For now. He loves giving kisses. He also loves people! When we go to a party or get together, he'll usually find one person and become obsessed with them. It's pretty funny. He has no fear of strangers. Or dogs.
He is a serious talker and starting to put sentences together. Of course, Scott and I have to interpret for others sometimes, but he's pretty easy to understand. He also totally understands the concept of "do this, and you get a reward!" For example, apparently in Nursery they give out marshmallows for standing against the wall. This morning I got the marshmallows out for hot chocolate, and immediately he went to the wall and said "Stand wall. Marshmallow." Cute, funny, and sad at the same time.
Okay I'll stop boring you with how awesome our son is.
But if you have any suggestions for the whole sleeping issue, let me know! Otherwise, the floor it is.
