I remember posting quite a while ago that Amelia climbed out of her crib one day during naptime. All evidence suggested it was a traumatic event, with a loud thump followed by lots of tears and misery.
Well, she did not climb out of her crib again for several weeks and I was beginning to allow my optimism to suggest we were past that. No such luck. Today I put the kids down for naps at 2pm. They never quieted down, so I spent an hour listening to babbling and giggling and shrieking in the next room. Then I heard another sound: scratching at the door. Like a cat was trying to get out.
That made me suspicious.
I went to check on them and sure enough, I opened the door to a room littered in diapers, wipes, changing table pad (all things easily reachable once crib has been evacuated), and Amelia and Abigail giving each other a big bear hug! They looked up at me, locked in a loving embrace, and giggled. From his crib, Gabriel giggled too. Sheesh.
So with their help I cleaned up the room, put everyone back to bed, and decided to try again. After all, they had to be tired, right? It was 3pm and they still hadn't gotten a wink of sleep! But nap number two flopped as well. Still no cries of despair or angst, but no quiet, and when I went back to their room shortly after 4pm there were the girls, playing in a sea of diapers and wipes. Ugh.
Did I mention that Garrett and I are about to leave town on Wednesday for our longest trip away from the kids ever? We leave Wednesday afternoon and get back home at the crack of dawn on Monday morning. We're flying to Seattle where I am going to be a bridesmaid in my friend Christina's wedding. We have a couple friends helping with kid care while we're gone. I'm sure they're going to love this new escapee act that the girls spent this afternoon perfecting.
Well, she did not climb out of her crib again for several weeks and I was beginning to allow my optimism to suggest we were past that. No such luck. Today I put the kids down for naps at 2pm. They never quieted down, so I spent an hour listening to babbling and giggling and shrieking in the next room. Then I heard another sound: scratching at the door. Like a cat was trying to get out.
That made me suspicious.
I went to check on them and sure enough, I opened the door to a room littered in diapers, wipes, changing table pad (all things easily reachable once crib has been evacuated), and Amelia and Abigail giving each other a big bear hug! They looked up at me, locked in a loving embrace, and giggled. From his crib, Gabriel giggled too. Sheesh.
So with their help I cleaned up the room, put everyone back to bed, and decided to try again. After all, they had to be tired, right? It was 3pm and they still hadn't gotten a wink of sleep! But nap number two flopped as well. Still no cries of despair or angst, but no quiet, and when I went back to their room shortly after 4pm there were the girls, playing in a sea of diapers and wipes. Ugh.
Did I mention that Garrett and I are about to leave town on Wednesday for our longest trip away from the kids ever? We leave Wednesday afternoon and get back home at the crack of dawn on Monday morning. We're flying to Seattle where I am going to be a bridesmaid in my friend Christina's wedding. We have a couple friends helping with kid care while we're gone. I'm sure they're going to love this new escapee act that the girls spent this afternoon perfecting.
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Oh Carrington, the end is coming...or maybe the beginning. The beginning of cleaning everything out of the kids' room within reach, or within a drawer that is within reach...or anything that can be climbed on. Or anything that can be hung from...or anything that can be made into a huge mess. (you'd be surprised) I've never known such destruction as when you leave 3 toddlers in a room together....
Carrington,
If you are still having troubles with Amelia you might want to try tying her feet together while she is asleep. I know this sounds harsh, but when our daughter Sophia climbed out of her crib at about 18 months old, my husband was really scared that she would break her arm or something so he checked the internet for ideas on what to do. He read that you can use a shoelace and tie each leg and then loosely tie them together so that the child cannot separate their legs enough to swing one over the top rail. She was very upset about the situation that night (like half hour of crying) and when she woke the next morning she was saying and signing "All Done!" but, she NEVER tried to climb out again. So, if you get desperate...you might give it a try. There was no harm done and she doesn't remember it at all!
Carrington,
If you are still having troubles with Amelia you might want to try tying her feet together while she is asleep. I know this sounds harsh, but when our daughter Sophia climbed out of her crib at about 18 months old, my husband was really scared that she would break her arm or something so he checked the internet for ideas on what to do. He read that you can use a shoelace and tie each leg and then loosely tie them together so that the child cannot separate their legs enough to swing one over the top rail. She was very upset about the situation that night (like half hour of crying) and when she woke the next morning she was saying and signing "All Done!" but, she NEVER tried to climb out again. So, if you get desperate...you might give it a try. There was no harm done and she doesn't remember it at all!
Carrington,
If you are still having troubles with Amelia you might want to try tying her feet together while she is asleep. I know this sounds harsh, but when our daughter Sophia climbed out of her crib at about 18 months old, my husband was really scared that she would break her arm or something so he checked the internet for ideas on what to do. He read that you can use a shoelace and tie each leg and then loosely tie them together so that the child cannot separate their legs enough to swing one over the top rail. She was very upset about the situation that night (like half hour of crying) and when she woke the next morning she was saying and signing "All Done!" but, she NEVER tried to climb out again. So, if you get desperate...you might give it a try. There was no harm done and she doesn't remember it at all!
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