Toddlerhood Transitions

That time has come, much sooner than I would like.  Ryne started climbing out of his crib last night, which has changed our lives dramatically, yet again.  We had a two hour battle last night of putting Ryne back in bed over and over again, and thus keeping him from banging on the door and opening it to escape sleep!  Today at naptime, it was just as bad, if not worse because I was having to deal with the mental exhaustion all on my own.

I called the doctor this morning to see what they advise.  The nurse told us that it's time to transition Ryne to a toddler bed, for safety concerns.  She said that a lot of kids end up breaking an arm or leg when they start climbing out.  She also said that we have to continue to put him back in bed over and over again until he learns that he HAS to stay in his bed.  She told me that this was VERY important given Ryne's previous sleep issues.  Maybe one day Ryne will take after me and LOVE sleep!

Another transition we are making is with the potty.  We did not take Ryne's potty on vacation, since we figured he'd be at the beach during the day most days, and we figured he wouldn't stop long enough to actually go sit on the potty when we were in the condo.  However, now, he's decided that he wants to pee standing up!  It's the cutest and funniest thing EVER!  It's like a tiny grown man standing there!  So far he hasn't actually gone standing up, but he has been telling us when he needs to go.  Adam assured me last night that Ryne was just making a game of it again, but as soon as we let him off the stool he stands on at the potty, he peed in the floor!  He did the same things again this morning...on my foot!  So we are trying to figure out a way to overcome the issue of distraction while standing to potty.

My little boy is growing up so fast!  It doesn't help that he does so many things like a big kid or grown up.  He haven't used a stroller in almost a year.  He haven't used a high chair in about 6 months - now the toddler bed and standing to potty!  AHHH!  Can we just freeze time for a little while so I can keep my little boy?!