Stinky Stinker

As mentioned in a previous post, Nathan has a "big boy" bed. We sold his crib because we didn't have the space to store it (disadvantages of trailer living). It's been a few weeks now, and he was really good at first... Now he's delighting in the ability to get out of bed (and destroying his room) anytime he is the slightest bit awake. Nathan, when in his crib, used to semi-consciously wake up for 2 minutes every morning when Pete left for work. He would hear the front door close, roll over, and go back to sleep. Now that he can get out of bed, it's a different story. The problem here is that he is SO tired if he doesn't get that last bit of sleep in the morning, and when he's tired, he is BAD. Some kids are whiny or moody when tired, but Nathan decides to do everything he knows is bad. Yikes. ALSO (to add insult to injury) Nathan's early morning shenannigans have been waking Zack up, making for not just one but two tired boys. So we got the idea to borrow a playpen (thanks Rienna!) and put it up in his room as a disciplinary tool, thinking that if he was truly a "big boy" he would stay in bed. Then if he got out of bed, he would be demoted to a "baby bed" by being placed in the playpen. We thought this was a great plan. Except once we set up the playpen, he fell in love with it and all he wants is to sleep in the baby bed! *sigh* So the upside is that he's sleeping better, but the downside is that we've just taken a big step back - and in a borrowed playpen to boot! Aaaaaah!