Thing 2 reached a major milestone this week. The milestone has one of the biggest impacts on all of our lives. No, he isn’t potty trained (I wish!).
It was really two milestones which converged to create a perfect storm. First, he stopped sleeping in his crib. Not because we wanted him to, but because he suddenly realized he could climb out. And since he is also going through a wake-up-and -cry-4-times-a-night phase, with his newfound skill it became wake-up-and-jump-out-of-the-crib-and-cry-4-times-a-night phase.
So we put the crib mattress on the floor and told him it is a big boy bed. Of course, Thing 1 is quick to point out it isn’t as big as his bed.
The second milestone, which came about after a couple of the nights described above, is that he learned how to turn the knob and open his door. Getting out of his crib into his child proofed room is one thing. Roaming all over the house in the middle of the night is quite another.
So far, he has only ventured as far as our room. And we do have a gate at the top of the stairs to slow him down. But it’s only a matter of time before he decides to take a midnight stroll into his brothers’ rooms and wakes them up to play.? I can’t wait.
he’s so smart! :)
Oh yes, our 2 year old has been through the wake her sister up stage. It was so bad that when checked on the older one before I went to bed she would yell at me to get out of her room, thinking I was her little sis.