This is where Daniel took his Monday afternoon nap:
This is Daniel climbing in to bed on Monday night:
In between, my parents arrived in a rental truck filled with items they are divesting in their efforts to prepare for one day (soon?) departing our childhood home. Among the items was a full-size mattress and box spring, which we installed in Ed's room (using the back side of the crib as the headboard. (The crib front was supposed to be the footboard, but it didn't fit right and we deemed it unnecessary.)
We then moved the twin bed into Daniel's room and got it set with a guard rail to ensure he stays put. While all this construction was under way, my parents took the boys to their hotel pool for two hours. By the time they got back, we were done and they were exhausted. Perfect combination! They were so tired that they slept without a peep the whole night, even through a very loud thunderstorm.
It just happens that earlier this summer we started having issues with Daniel waking earlier and earlier each day and crying from his crib, demanding to wake up. When the calls edged toward 5:15 a.m. (!) we bought a timer for his lamp and set it to turn on at an acceptable hour. We told him he could not wake up until his light turned on, and after a few days, he got with the program. We hope this training will stick now that he has more freedom of movement. I'm sure we'll
eventually have some issues with unauthorized night or early-morning wandering, but for now, he seems pleased with the new arrangement.
This is Daniel climbing in to bed on Monday night:
In between, my parents arrived in a rental truck filled with items they are divesting in their efforts to prepare for one day (soon?) departing our childhood home. Among the items was a full-size mattress and box spring, which we installed in Ed's room (using the back side of the crib as the headboard. (The crib front was supposed to be the footboard, but it didn't fit right and we deemed it unnecessary.)
We then moved the twin bed into Daniel's room and got it set with a guard rail to ensure he stays put. While all this construction was under way, my parents took the boys to their hotel pool for two hours. By the time they got back, we were done and they were exhausted. Perfect combination! They were so tired that they slept without a peep the whole night, even through a very loud thunderstorm.
It just happens that earlier this summer we started having issues with Daniel waking earlier and earlier each day and crying from his crib, demanding to wake up. When the calls edged toward 5:15 a.m. (!) we bought a timer for his lamp and set it to turn on at an acceptable hour. We told him he could not wake up until his light turned on, and after a few days, he got with the program. We hope this training will stick now that he has more freedom of movement. I'm sure we'll eventually have some issues with unauthorized night or early-morning wandering, but for now, he seems pleased with the new arrangement.
