I was putting Ellie to bed last night. The routine went as usual. Caleb read to her and brushed her teeth and then handed her over to me. I prayed with her and then sang a few songs to her and then I put her down in her crib.
A few short minutes later she started crying and calling for me, saying things like "Mommy, where are you"? It always tugs at my heart. We always wait for several minutes before going back into her room to give her time to settle herself to sleep.
The crying and calling became louder and then turned into her just talking to herself. Then she became quiet. I decided she was too quiet too quickly so I just peeked into her room.
I saw stuff on the floor. This was not unusual. She usually throws her blankets and/or baby doll out of the crib when she wants us to go back into her room. I looked closer. It was her diaper and pajamas. As soon as I realized this, I looked back at Ellie and she was jumping and running around in her crib. Naked. And having the time of her life!
It was all I could do to not laugh out loud.
It's times like this that I wonder how we're ever going to transition her into a big bed. I like that we can keep her confined in her crib right now. Otherwise, we might have a naked toddler running around in the middle of the night.
2 comments:
Oh my word. I wish you had gotten a picture, that girl cracks me up!
Kenley is in a big bed, and she's pretty good about it. We usually put her to bed and don't hear from her again until morning. Sometimes she gets up a couple times and shakes the doorknob and we just pick her up and put her back in bed. Lately, though, we've been finding things in her bed in the morning (even though we still have a monitor and hardly ever hear her getting up). There will be books (which she evidently reads in the dark) or toys. She always ends up back in bed and asleep, so we just laugh about the things we find.
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