It was brought to my attention last week when my 88 year old neighbor asked if Tyler was adjusting any better to his toddler bed that I had failed to update everyone on how the whole bedtime saga turned out. For those who have no clue what I am referring to, and/or blocked out the ordeal...let me recap.
First-Tyler fell out of his crib and we purchased a toddler bed. He slept like a charm the first night and we injured ourselves to get to the blog fast enough to brag to all family and friends about our seamless transition.
Second- Tyler got out of the bed every second on the hour crying and we went weeks without any sleep, only to drag the full size mattress back upstairs from storage while one of us had to sleep in there for him to sleep through the night.
Third- Well, I will skip third, it only got worst.
Where we are now : We figured out Tyler had two issues. One- he has developed a fear of the dark. And two- he has increased anxiety about where we are going to be while he is sleeping.
Solution: He now sleeps on the full sized bed on the floor (where he got used to sleeping with us (it was in step #3, in which you were spared) with the lamp on. We leave our door open which is directly down the hall within eye shot. After we say good nights, we tell Tyler we are going to be in our room and then proceed to have to sit on our bed until he falls asleep- after which we sneak out. The funniest part to the entire ordeal is how Tyler positions himself on the bed so that we can be seen at all times...this has also bit us when we try to sneak out prematurely.
So go ahead and laugh, but Tommy and I are at least sleeping in the same bed- even if it is really light in the house, and our door is open...
Tyler playing on his toddler bed, which is now a hub for his stuffed animals
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