Bo's Big Boy Bed

Well, over the weekend Bo discovered how easy it is to climb out of his bed. This is with the crib as low as it will go and the bars as high as they will go. He gets out in sneaky fashion without a sound. I think he scared the #2 out of Mommy the other afternoon. She heard someone walking around the house and thought she was being robbed. Nope, it was just Bo-zilla exploring after a short nap.

We went to look for a new bed or an alternative sleeping arrangement and either didn't like the price or thought the bed was too cheaply made. We were able to take the side off the crib which is basically the same as any bed we were looking at. To top it off, we bought some Yee-ha (that's what he calls Toy Story or Woody) bed sheets. He was super excited. They had Buzz, Woody, Rex, etc. on them. We also bought him some new jammies with Yee-ha on it to match.
He would grab a book, run, and jump into his bed so excited. It was his own little hang out place. Here is a picture.

Mommy first attempted for Bo to sleep in the big boy bed Tuesday for his afternoon nap. I think Bo was so excited that he wanted to nap earlier. Well, he really didn't want to nap but just play. We read a book that says you are suppose to just keep putting him back into bed until he finally wears out. It may take numerous times each nap/bedtime and many days for this to finally work. Mommy spent 1hr and 25mins that afternoon and lost track of the times putting him back into bed. I think Bo wore Mommy and himself out

Mommy said when he work up about 1.5hrs later. Bo just wondered down the steps for his snack. We also found some wall decor stickers you can get that do not permanently stick to your walls of Toy Story. We bought some of those to hopefully make him even more excited.

That evening was Daddy's turn for bedtime. After bath and books, Bo was tired so we went night-night. I think he climb out of bed about 30 times. When he wasn't climbing out of bed, he was pulling the stickers off the wall. After about 30mins, he finally fell asleep. Not too bad considering the earlier attempt. Thanks to Mommy for wearing him out during the day.

It has been a long week with Bo on average going to be around 10pm and waking up at least once in the middle of the night wandering into our bed. We usually pick him up and then lay in his bed with him. He tends to wake up a little earlier these days too like 6am which is early especially considering his naps have become shorter as well.

We are praying that he will soon catch on go to bed on his own. Only time will tell.