- Elliot was pulling himself up in the co-sleeper and could fall over, so we always had to make sure he was asleep before leaving the room with him in there. Now we can do the sleepy time routine and put him to bed and leave the room even if he's still squirming and whining a little. He'll put himself to sleep eventually and that frees up precious evening time.
- This bed is much bigger, Elliot is sort of a 'sleep swimmer' so he likes to move himself upwards in his sleep and keep trying to move upwards even when the top of his head is pressed up against the bed edge, now he has more space (although still he nestles right up in the corner in the new bed).
- The co-sleeper as it was pressed up against our bed left a very narrow space to walk through to get to the windows and dresser and the new bed is pushed up agains the wall so there's space between our beds to make the room feel a little more free.
Here's why the new crib will take some getting used to:
- When Elliot woke up on the night, it was pretty darn convenient to just reach over the edge of my bed and soothe him back to sleep without getting up, can't do that anymore... that's really the only reason.
This kid, I tell ya, he's a handful. He never likes to sit still, it's such a rare moment that you could hold him in your arms and he'll just rest peacefully awake and content. He's always squirming, kicking, reaching out for things, grunting, trying to climb on top of you, grabbing, chewing, pulling, crawling, slapping at surfaces, and attempting to do things. Of course this is not a bad thing, it's just the way he is, an adventurer, an explorer, a getter-into-things he shouldn't get into. Watch out for this one world!
Oh, also, he's found it. You know... it. Yep, he likes to give himself a squeeze when it's diaper time right before he puts his toes in his mouth. Oh the wonders of self exploration!
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