At first Jackson was just sleeping in his big boy room during naps. At night time, we’d give him the choice and ask him which bed he wanted to sleep in. Usually he’d say the crib.
After about a week or two, though, he actually said he wanted to sleep in his big boy room at night — and then never went back. Again, he kind of surprised me in that I thought it would be a much longer and more difficult process.
That being said, some days are harder than others. It’s definitely trickier now that we can’t just trap him in the crib. Once he’s in his big boy bed, he does stay there (and interestingly enough, when he wakes up, he stays in his bed, too) — but it’s getting him in that can be the challenge. He has become the king of stalling.
Here’s just one instance from the other day, all the things he said when I (repeatedly) told him to climb in bed:
“No, I’m gonna check for worms.”
“No, I think the turtle is coming.”
“No, Daddy and Jackson were going to the moon.”
“No, first I just want to find some worms.”
Then there are times when he surprises us by how good he lays down. Just the other night, Justin and I were both in his room saying goodnight when he told us, “Ok, can you go downstairs please?”
So it looks like now we have officially checked off 2/3 from our parenting list. Next up: potty training. Ahhhh!