We decided it's time to transfer to the toddler bed. I bought an alarm clock that has two pictures - one of a bunny sleeping, and one of him awake. The idea is to tell toddlers that when the picture of the sleeping bunny is lit up, they need to stay in bed. Then, at the time you set for them to wake up in the morning, it switches over to the awake bunny. Cute idea, huh? Well. It's not magic!
Tonight I spent fifty-five minutes putting my son back in his big boy toddler bed over...and over...and over. Multiple times per minute I walked him back to his bed and covered him up with his blankets. Sometimes I just pointed. And he went right back. It was like he was on a one-route track...bed to door, door to bed.
I was standing or sitting outside his door, because, let's face it, I couldn't get any farther before he opened it again. He had lots of cool tricks. Hugs. And kisses. And bringing his blanket out to try to sit with me in the hallway. He thought he was pretty clever when he kept throwing his pillow and blankets on the floor, as if those same hands weren't able to pick them up. He cried for me, and daddy, and even plead for his dear Bella dog to come save him.
But I won. He's sleeping. And honestly, I kind of enjoyed it. It was comical. Me repeating "Go back to bed. The bunny is sleeping," and him in his cute dinosaur jammies, walking back to that bed over and over again. And also, in case you missed it, I WON!
I better go to sleep. Who knows how soon the next round is coming?
Here's hoping that tomorrow's nap time and bed time routines are shorter than fifty-five minutes! And that I have energy to keep persevering!
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| Not from today, but still a cute pic of my little sleeper. |
Celebrate that victory! Nicely done!
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