Sleep

Since buying Quin a big boy bed, we have had some interesting moments regarding sleep. Quin quickly realized that having a cute little bed of his own meant he could get out of bed on a whim. Often, this means he will stay in bed for a while, and then get up and turn on his light either to play or "read". Some nights, I will actually find his light on in the middle of the night or before Tim and I go to bed. When this happens, we go in, turn the light off, and put him back in bed. It happens just as often at nap time as it does at bed time, although for naps, he isn't as quiet when he plays; he plays full throttle until he finally goes quiet and falls asleep.

One afternoon, I heard him crying during his nap, so I went in to check on him and found him sleeping on the second shelf of his bookcase. He was crying because bear fell out and onto the floor. He was rather upset that I made him move to the first shelf of his bookcase, but accepted it and went back to sleep, with bear securely in his arms.

A few weeks ago, we had a hilarious incident. We put him to bed, as we do every night, but then he decided to get up and play. After minutes, or perhaps more than an hour, he decided to fall asleep in the middle of his pile of stuffed animals.