Cole vs. The Crib

He did it. Cole got his little ass out of his crib. He's been getting INTO his crib by himself for a few weeks... by climbing up onto the nightstand next to the crib and then flinging himself over the side crib-railing. We knew we didn't have long until he figured out how to do it in reverse and got himself OUT.

This past Saturday morning Dan went to wake him up and he was in his room with the light on pulling his toys of his dresser. When I went to wake him up that afternoon, he was standing on the nightstand flicking his light on, having just escaped the crib, looking particularly proud. Since then, if he wakes up in the morning or after nap before we go in his room, he climbs out, turns on his light and starts playing by himself.

I was dreading this milestone for so long, fearing that we'd put him down at night and he'd get himself right back up, or that he'd wake up and open the door to his room and go roaming all over the house. So far it's not as bad as I feared.

The next step will be converting his crib to the toddler bed configuration (you can get an idea at the link). Then I will be REALLY impressed if he still stays in bed at night and doesn't come out of his room in the morning.

So far so good. Keep your fingers crossed!