Vacation Day 5: Time for BED.

Mikey must have been very excited about his vacation in New Jersey because every morning he was up around 6am ready to begin another day. The only problem with this (in addition to me wanting another 3 hours of sleep) was that I would get him from the pack n' play and he would be yawning and still acting tired. I wondered if he was uncomfortable in the pack n' play and that was why he was still tired in the morning.

To resolve this issue (and prolong my sleep) I went to the store and got an Aerobed twin sized mattress. We had two empty beds in the house he could have slept in, however, since he is still used to sleeping in a crib at home, I wanted to make sure he was safe if he rolled off the bed. I also got him "Cars" sheets for the bed.

Finally it was bedtime. Mikey watched "Bob" as he set up the mattress and as we made the bed. We completed our normal bedtime routine and then read books in his new bed. I explained that Mikey was going to sleep in a big boy bed tonight and that he was to stay in bed ALL NIGHT LONG (I had brought a gate from home that I put in front of the door to make sure he stayed in his room). Mikey went to sleep without a peep.

He slept all night long and woke up in the morning......

at 6am.