An experiment took place in our house last night...and it didn't go very well. Now that Caitlyn is 2, we decided to go ahead and take the front panel of her crib off so that it can function as a pseudo-daybed (aka "big girl bed"). She spent the majority of her usual wind-down time hopping around her room, on and off the bed, and singing whatever song came to her. It was funny, but not very relaxing.
Once she fell asleep, I placed her in the bed and prayed that she would stay there the rest of the night. Thirty minutes later, she rolled out of bed and began an attempt to open her door - she was crying.
Debbie went into Caitlyn's room to calm her down and put her back to sleep. I started some work on the computer. When I finished what I was doing I went to check on them, but they were not in Caitlyn's room, they were in our room sound asleep. I took Caitlyn to her room and again lifted a prayer that she would stay in bed the rest of the night. At 4am I woke up to the sound of our bedroom door opening and Caitlyn strolling in - this time she was laughing and smiling, very proud of what she just accomplished.
Bottom line: This experiment failed. We'll see what tonight holds for us!
Grace&Peace
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Update: We tried a variation last night that was much more successful. We placed one of those "squeeze and turn" safety knobs on the inside of Caitlyn's door and that kept her from opening her door when she woke up this morning. Now we just have to figure out how to keep her from falling out of her bed, since we don't have a bed rail that fits her crib/day bed/big girl bed just yet.
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