My kids are far from perfect. They can drive me crazy a lot of the time, especially this one as of late. But one thing all of them have been really good at is sleeping. Naps, bedtime, crib to bed have never been a big deal. While I owe a big thanks to the Baby Whisperer for teaching good sleep habits, I think I also owe Ben a high five.
Why? He's always talked me in to switching the kids into a bed early, about 18 months. I was never in a hurry because none of my kids have ever climbed out of their cribs. But Ben always wanted to switch anyways. Mostly because he has thought it would be cute.
So far all of my kids have treated their big beds like a crib--they stay put like they're caged. When we have switched each of our kids to a bed, for some reason all of my kids have thought that they can't get out of bed by themselves. They where more the physically capable, but for some reason they don't consider it a possibility. They go to sleep fine and cry or yell for me to come get them in the morning.
So thanks Ben, perhaps the 18 months thing is key. Maybe they're too young to have the strong desire to climb out and therefore maintain good sleep habits. Or maybe the thrill of climbing over the crib rail and "escaping" was never even a possibility.
Or maybe this is just a bunch of bull and we lucked out. Either way, I'll take it.
We took Wyatt's side rail off yesterday and so far so good. Just the same as the others. Stays put and sleeps like a baby. I'm crossing my fingers it sticks.
