Crib Climber

On Saturday evening after Trevor felt better, he really showed us that he had regained strength by surprising us and crawling out of his crib. He had been crying around 3am and usually we'll let him cry for a few minutes and watch him on the monitor to see what he does. He wasn't letting up on his crying so Sara went to use the bathroom quick before going to get him except she didn't get that far. Before she knew it he met her in the bathroom still crying. She didn't make a big deal of it and put him back in his crib. On Sunday night he stayed put all night but Monday night/Tuesday morning we heard a knock on our door at 4am and a little voice saying "mommy, dada, mommy?, dada" - that little stinker had crawled out without even making a peep. Well after the first time he did it we started researching big boy beds and found the most perfect one for our little (now big!) boy - a fire truck bed! Brand new it's ridiculously priced but we found it on Craigslist for $60. Dada picked it up Tuesday evening and Trevor was SO excited!!


He calls it his 'firefighter' bed!


Check me out!


So after we cleaned it but before we moved it up to his room we asked him to show us how he got out of his crib. He was a bit hesitant to show us (probably fearing he would get in trouble or something) but then he did....


Um, not sure I should show my secret :)


What a ham!


And the magic begins!


We couldn't stop laughing as he was doing it. He was rather smooth for only climbing out twice before!


He scales down until he reaches the mattress...


And then steps down.


What a proud boy!


And of course we got one last picture of him in his crib...


Okay, you didn't really think we would just take one, did you?? :) He was so proud!!!!


Here he is in action (press pause on the blog music at the bottom of the page for full effect):


So he got a bath and when he was done the crib was down and his 'firefighter' bed was put up! It has a light on it that turns on for a few minutes and then automatically shuts off.


And good built in side rails so he doesn't fall out:


Yep, he likes it and it's just perfect for his room!


Our big boy is all grown up!!!! Where does time go???

How did he do in his big boy bed the first night you ask? Pretty good! He got up a few times in the night, but would just walk in our room to see if we were there and then go back to bed...but not before turning on his new 'firefighter' night light!