The one post on this blog that gets the most hits is this. I guess people have the problem of a kid in their bed and are ready for the kid to be out. Well, my husband and I are ready for him to be out with a capitol R. Baby A is getting tall, much taller lately and is taking up so much room. He gets hot and rolls around all night, which in turn keeps my husband and I up. Nothing is helping with getting him out. One night while trying to move him, he cried and cried till about 11:30pm. We had to let it go, because he was keeping Wildman up. I feel like I need to get someone to keep Wildman for a few nights so we can get over the crying associated with moving a mega cuddly co-sleeper to his own bed. It’s heartbreaking but he needs to fly the coop so to speak. I think we also need a bed for this boy.
Recently, we got a bunk bed for Wildman. Baby A wanted to sleep on the bottom bunk. He lasted for about 5 minutes before he was scared and calling for us. He tried a few times. Wildman would say Baby A it is ok I am here but that was not enough. He wanted to be burrowed next to me. The other issue is the crying. It tears me apart to hear my kids cry in the night. We never let Wildman cry it out and if he wakes from a dream occasionally, we go to him still. I can’t do the cry thing. Baby A gets distraught. He screams how scared he is and he wants to come back please. He then amps it up to please I am sorry please let me come with you. I need you!! I can’t take it. It makes my skin crawl to hear it. So here we are back at square one with a kid in our bed. He is so cute about it. Sometimes he hugs my husband and I and says we are all together. We sleep all together. He smiles and is all happy about it. Great. That makes this process worse and so much harder.
We have made Baby A’s room a fun place to be. He has a bookshelf with books and assorted toys. He regularly wants to go in his room, play toys, and read books. He climbs in the crib to play sometimes and read sometimes. We tell him that big boys sleep in their own beds. His reply, “But Mommy I am a Baby”.
Maybe I need a giant bed?? Maybe Wildman and I need to go on vacation and let Dad deal with it?? (Somewhere tropical and exotic, of course)
Anyone need a BRAND NEW CRIB MATTRESS??
