My heart is breaking a little bit right now. My darling little Matthew is upstairs crying his little eyes out.
You see, we've been having a bit of a problem with him at night. We put him into the "big boy bed" in the same room as Emma. Emma quickly drifts off to sleep. Matthew waits until she is slumbering and then gets out of bed, turns on the light, strips naked (diaper is optional), empties drawers, and pillages Emma's toys that she won't let him touch during the day. And he does it all oh so quietly so we don't usually even know that he's out of bed until he comes out, naked and wide awake.
So we started putting him in the crib for a few minutes if we caught him out of bed. He'd cry and cry and then we'd warn him not to get out of bed again and he would stay in bed and go to sleep. Until he caught on to the fact that we always put him back in his bed after a few minutes.
So tonight we are leaving him in there all night, hoping to squelch the nightly escapades once and for all. And he is crying hysterically, alternately calling "Mommy!" then "Daddy," hiccoughing endlessly. All of his "big boy" sensitivities terribly bruised by the return to the crib.
Maybe if I just turn up the TV a little louder to drown out the wailing...
8 comments:
I am about to be there! I just can bear to move Avery out of the crib, I figure since she isn't climbing out we're still good! Good luck!
I hate that so much. It is one of the worst feelings listening to your baby cry and then when they start calling out your name!! Ugh!!! Luckily we don't have to move ruby out of her crib yet so we keep holding out. Why ruin a good thing, right!! Can' t wait to see you guys next week.
oh how sad! forgive me for thinking Matty's nightly escapades are pretty darn hilarious!
Ah . .. the joys and sorrows of parenting! I hate that cry it out stuff. It is NO FUN!!!
Hopefully things will all turn out ok and he'll learn from it.
be tough....i know how hard it is. the first time we made connor cry it out, i cried so hard i threw up! i am such a softie.
good luck!
I think "tough love" is often harder on the parent than the child! Way cute picture of Matty by the way.
That's sad and funny. Btw, you need to include that third child in your blog family photo.
I like the new picture you put on your header. Perhaps you can coach me over the phone how to do that on my blog like you did when I started it. Love you!
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