Seth has slept in a pack-n-play his whole life. We had plans to keep him there until he was big enough to move into a twin size bed. He had other plans. He is still little, but was getting too big for that pack-n-play. He could almost pull himself up and escape. He would grab the top bar and walk up the side of the pack-n-play. We thought that he would tear a hole in the side net if he was allowed to continue. We decided he needed a different bed. We went to DI and found a crib mattress that fits him just right. He is able to get himself in and out of bed when ever he pleases. This is not always a good thing, especially at 4 in the morning. If he rolls out of bed, it is not high enough to do any permanent damage. The only trouble has been getting him to take naps. When he slept in the pack-n-play, we just put him in it and he would cry for five minutes and then go to sleep. Now he wants to get up and run around. We lay him down and shut the door. After a few minutes, he will stop crying and go lay down on the bed. He still does not know how to pull the covers up, but he will learn. Sometimes when his nap is over, we do not hear him crying. He gets out of bed and knocks on the door until we let him out. Sometimes when it is time for a nap, we put him in his room and shut the door. He will not cry, he will just knock on the door. We do not let him out. He likes to go around knocking on doors. When one of us in the bathroom, he will knock on the door; as if we are going to let him in. Last Sunday, we had temple recommend interviews with our Bishop. Another lady was taking her turn and Seth thought is would be nice to knock on the door. Luckily no one answered.
