Monday, October 13, 2008

Crib Diving...No Longer an Option!

About a week and a half ago, we heard a loud "THUD" about 15 minutes after putting the girls to sleep. Lauren had decided it might be fun to climb out of her crib. Although it startled her, she was okay, no broken bones or bruises. She assured us that she would stay in her crib the rest of the night, which she did. HOWEVER, she repeated the act the next night as well. (We never experienced this with Kate, so this "crib diving" was new to us.)

So, the next day we headed out to purchase a mattress for our daredevil. Since Lauren has a timetable all her own, her room has not been redecorated. Kate allowed us to paint her room and decorate prior to moving into a "big girl bed." Hence, Lauren is in her same room, nothing changed, just a mattress on the floor in place of the crib. (We did order a bed for her this weekend.)

We must say, she loves her big bed and has actually slept longer in the mornings than she did in her crib. I guess it's well worth it!

2 comments:

Rob said...

Love the yellow sheets -- just like Greta's walls! Greta dove out of her crib, too, so I'm convinced Lincoln will do it in due time. At the moment, he prefers just sitting with his feet dangling through the slats.

Sara said...

Max started climbing out of his crib at about 18 months, throwing a leg up over, hanging by his hands like a monkey, and dropping carefully from there. Esme never once tried to get out of her crib. Welcome to 'big-girl' world, Lauren!