Nightly the battle lines have been drawn - child versus parents and the battle of wills. Alfie would often take the "But I really need to show you that car that I've had all day just one more time," to escape the confines of his room. I think that there was a little part of him that wants/wanted to get back into his cot.
Eventually he would win and two exhausted parents would put the now exhausted and over tired boy into his "baby bed" wooden cell. Although that wouldn't be the end of it .. oh no... there was more fun to be had stuffing all his essential sleeping items - blanket, Iggle Piggle, Lightning McQueen and his sidekick Sally down the back of his cot. Oh the fun we had listening to the repeated "Mummy" or "Daddy" which increased in frequency and volume in preparation for retrieving the above on hands and knees! Every night so far has ended up like this, with the only successes being when he had foolishly fallen asleep before getting into bed and we deposited him there.
Well tonight we have had a breakthrough as he has managed to not only stay in bed, but sleep there of his own free will. Fingers crossed that he'll continue like that?!? Right time for my big boys bed too....
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So hope that sound sleeps in big beds are being enjoyed by all Iveys! xxxx
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