Evan's New Trick

Evan realized he could climb out of his crib yesterday. Just the look on his face when he managed it was priceless. He was so proud of himself that he wanted to do it over and over again. Of course I put a stop to that and just let it go hoping he would fall asleep when he got really tired. Of course that time was at 5:15, just 2 hours away from bedtime. When Matt got home from work he lowered the crib all the way to the ground but just for kicks we kept his mattress on the floor just to see how well he'll do. Surprisingly he did very well. We did his normal bedtime routine but the only thing different was he kept getting off his mattress. We turned out the light and said goodnight and hurried out the door. We stood outside his door for about 5 mins. He cried and tried to open his door. It was funny but a little heart breaking to me at the same time but I heard him go back to his bed and he fell asleep. About an hour or two later we went in to check on him. Sure enough he was on his bed fast asleep but his feet were dangling off. It was so cute!

This morning Matt went in to get him so he could see him before he headed to work. Matt tells me he was very happy he didn't need his help to get out of bed. Evan wouldn't leave his room without his blanket and George. Just in the last few weeks he's grown very attatched to them. At least it's not a binky.