Big Boy Bed

Connor's sleeping habits slowly progressed this week. At least he would lay down with out screaming. We would lay with him until he fell asleep. Each night it was less time that we had to stay in there, but he was still waking up in the middle of the night, so the first night I went and slept with him the next night Brian did. Which was fine, he wasn't screaming and he wasn't demanding Elmo and Big Bird. He would lay back down when we got in there and go back to sleep. Yesterday, we got his real mattress, he had been using the futon mattress from Zach's room. He seemed excited, we got rid of the crib and the toddler bed that was in there, decorated his big boy bed with all his favorite blankie's and animals. The first test was nap time, he was exhausted, he was falling a sleep in the car, so we bring him up lay him down give him kisses and walk out the door, well two hours later I went and woke him up for Zach's baseball game. He didn't move from where we layed him down. One point for us!!

Yesterday after noon, we kept him busy. We had Zach's game, then went to dinner, ran some errands, then came home and played outside. He ran up and down the street chasing his dad and brother on the four wheeler, he drove in his little jeep and then daddy took him for a ride on the "broom broom". Then took the kids for ice cream. By the time we got home it was about 7:30, gave him a bath, played a little then off to bed. When we walked into his room he looked in and said "bed" all excited. So, I was thinking this could work, so we do our night night routine and lay him down, Brian was all set to lay with him, but he looked like he didn't need it. I gave him a kiss and said goodnight and Brian did the same and we didn't hear from him til 7 this morning. Two points for us!!!

Of course, the worry wart I am layed in bed this morning wondering if something is wrong with him and I should go check on him, but if I go in I could wake him if he is just sleeping, but if I don't go in something could go wrong. Any way, one day down hopefully many more to go.