Current mood: sick
Well it was bound to happen sooner or later, especially with Mia growing
like a weed, but she fell out of her crib again today!!! Sigh!!! I thought she had learned her lesson from falling out of her pack and play yesterday at her Grandparents house but I guess not... instead she now gained the know-how on how to escape!... ah well..
Today started off pretty normal. I actually got to sleep till 9 which I had not been able to do in almost 6+ months. Mia was pretty tired from the fun weekend so she didn't wake up as early as she normally does. I got her up, cooked her breakfast and we hung out watching TV and playing with her toys. When she began to get fussy I knew it was nap time. Last night, I went to bed with a slight sore throat that turned into a full on bad sore throat by morning, so I was eager to get her to take a nap so I could go back to bed and rest.
I let her climb up the stairs to her room and laid her down in her crib. She was fine until I walked out the door and thats when the protest began! She was screaming and crying but all I could think of was getting back in my warm bed again and cuddle up to Adrian who was still sleeping. I climbed into bed, turned on my heating blanket and got all warm and comfy. Mia was still screaming and hollering but I knew she would stop soon enough. I was just about to drift off to sleep when....
BAM!!!!!!! A huge thump rocked the house! Literally! I opened my eyes trying to figure out what that noise was.. then came the horrible scream! I knew in a instant it was Mia and that she fell out of her crib. I jumped out of bed with speed I didn't even know I had! I ran to her room, opened the door and sure enough there was Mia screaming and crying walking towards me. I picked her up and made sure she was ok and comforted her. Adrian soon walked in the room, he already knew what happened. I asked him what we should do now, she still needed a nap. He suggested he put her in bed with us and see if she would fall asleep. Something she has yet to do ever in her whole life!
I let Adrian take her while I investigated how in the heck she got out of bed. Turns out she used her crib bumper for leverage and to give her height so she could climb out. We still have the bumper in her bed because she is such a wild sleeper at night she is constantly bashing her head against the bars which makes her wake up screaming and crying. Well.. now that we know she knows how to use it to get her out of the crib, out the bumper went. I then grabbed all the extra pillows we had in the house and lined them up on the floor next her to bed along with all her big Carebears. I unplugged all her electronics and put socket covers on all the outlights. I then went into our room to hopefully catch at least some rest.. my throat was really hurting by then.
I crawled into bed with Adrian and Mia and of course Mia took one look at me and thought it was fun time. She was literally rolling around between us, kicking Adrian in the stomach, scratching his neck and face, and head butting me. Adrian and I took turns scolding her to "lay down" and "its mimi time!" When we tried everything and nothing worked we both knew it was time to put her back in her bed.
I was a bit nervous. Adrian has convinced me that without the bumper she won't be able to climb back out again... well at least until she grows about another inch or two. So I put her back in bed and of course she got mad and threw a fit. I left the room and went back to bed. Eventually she stopped crying and I figured she went to sleep.. thats when I finally relaxed enough to fall asleep myself.
It wasn't even 20mins before she woke up screaming and crying again. I was so frustrated by that time because I wasn't feeling good, had a bad night sleep and all I wanted to do is stay asleep for longer that 20mins! Adrian quickly picked up on my frustration and got up to take care of Mia while I got in another hour of sleep (which helped by the way)
The rest of the day was alright. She was a bit cranky since she didn't get a good nap. I just put her to bed alittle while ago. I am hoping she stays put. I heard her trying to climb again but she still hasn't been able to get over. I hope tonight goes well. All I know for sure is we need really consider converting her crib into a toddler bed now. We have a few ideas on how to redecorate her room so its completely baby proof once she does graduate.
Sigh... hopefully there won't be any more thumps tonight... I need rest!!!! haha
