I have many, MANY new posts...a bit overwhelming, but I will try to get to all of them within the next couple of days.
The first thing I would like to write about is our new escape artist; Nate. Yes, on Wednesday of last week, Nate managed to escape from his crib for the first time. He woke from his nap screaming and crying (clearly not really ready to wake up). After a few minutes I went and got him, but he threw the biggest temper tantrum. He was kicking and screaming at me, and I could not calm him down. I figured he just needed more sleep, so for the first time ever, I told him he was going back to bed. I placed him in his crib and walked away. Within seconds, he jumped the side rail and was pounding at the door. I opened the door and we both stood staring at each other with a pretty shocked look. WOW! You should have seen the look on his face. We both could not believe what he had just done!
That night Jay put him to bed, and he was just fine for him. Then the next day (which was Thursday), was a whole other story. I laid Nate down for nap, and he immediately resisted. He jumped from his crib THREE times! Then I held him and rocked him to see if I could get him sleepy enough to not want to jump out. I was able to get him sleepy, but that didn't stop him from wanting to escape. I stood at his door with the monitor in my hand, and opened the door to tell him to "stay" each time he would put his foot over the side rail. After FOUR more attempts, I finally put his mattress on the floor. I laid him down on the mattress, and hoped for the best. He proceeded to scream like a wild animal and completely terrorize his room. He moved a bucket over to his door and stood on it to reach the door handle. I stood holding his door handle, so he couldn't open it. After he started to get into the diapers and wipes, I decided to clear out his bedroom. I moved everything but his rocking chair, dresser, crib, and mattress out of his room. It had been over a half hour at this point, and so I was exhausted and completely unaware of what to do next. I laid him down again on his mattress and left the room. He got up from his mattress right away, but after a few minutes he finally became silent and I knew he must of fallen asleep. The monitor was pointed towards his mattress, and so I could not see where he was exactly in his room. I checked on him and saw that he ended up falling asleep standing up with his torso resting on his rocking chair. Every few seconds, his knees would give out on him, and he would stand up again. I carefully moved him to his mattress and he slept for over an hour. WOW! What a day!
That evening we went to Jay's parents home for our traditional Christmas meatball dinner (I'm super bummed I did not take any pictures of this). We had such a nice time, and of course, Darlyn's cooking was marvelous! When we got home Jay insisted that we try laying Nate down in his crib for the night. After the afternoon I had I thought he was crazy, but I let him try. Of course, the little bugger did just fine for him and slept all night without making a peep. What a stinker!
The next morning we headed to Wisconsin for our Christmas celebration with Jay's side of the family. We planned on staying the night at the hotel in town, so we hoped that the crib problems could just be put on hold for a while. We planned on shopping for a new big-boy-bed on Monday.
Further updates to come...
Oh, one more thing! Nate has learned how to undress himself! His jammies and a few shirts that is. In less than a month, he will be two years old! He is growing up fast!
