Who's to blame you ask? I am! Sam has recently started climbing out of his crib and I thought that it would be more safe to convert the crib to the toddler bed. Once I did that, he just didn't stay in bed for naps or bed time. And he persuaded Micah to get out of Bed and play too. I didn't mind the giggling and chatting that I could hear coming from their room. But I did mind the big mess they were making and them running out of their bedroom and slamming doors. After a few days of that nonsense, I switched Sam's bed back over to the crib. Since then Sam has been climbing out of his crib and falling asleep on the floor. I started leaving a big soft blanket bed next to the crib so that Sam could have a soft place to sleep, that worked for a little while but then he started crying every time I said goodnight. So I would sooth him until he was nearly asleep and then sneak out but he would start crying again. I started laying him down on the blanket on the floor (instead of the crib) and that worked or a couple nights. Then I started laying down next to him on the floor and usually falling asleep before him.
As of tonight, we have switched the crib back to the toddler bed, I fell asleep next to Sam in his bed and so far we have had a peaceful night. I am crossing my fingers that he will sleep all night long. Now that I have made you feel sorry for me allow me to share one last horror story for all intents and purposes to make you laugh.
On Saturday night, I lay Sam down on the floor for bed on his big soft blanket. When I went in to check on him and Micah later on I could not see Sam anywhere in the room. I checked under his blankets, in Micah's bed, around the corners in his room. I was panicking by this point. I called Ryan upstairs, ran to check my room for Sam ran back to his room, then saw him snoozing away under the crib! I don't know how he ever made his way under there, he hates reaching under his bed to grab a toy or a book. What the heck was he doing sleeping in there?
