One little thing

A few months ago Kellen kick out one of the bars to his crib. Us as parents being completely dumb founded, were not sure how he did it, or what to do with the problem.  So for a shot while we turned his bed into a day bed, while the statically placed wood glue, dried on the shoddily made WalMart bought Crib bar. He did very well for a few night in his day bed, until he figured out that he was not trapped by a fourth wall of bars. It was all down hill from there.  After the glue was dry we put Kellen prison back together, but things did not get much better. Our little monkey discover another way out... over the top! Our evenings were spent with frustrations and countless one sided discussion about how it is bed time, and you need to stay in bed. The not so fun game ended some where between 10:30 - 12:30 pm. A few weeks ago Kellen kicked out the same bar. This time our reaction was," or whatever, it was already broken." 2 days latter Kellen kicked out the bar right next to it. Our reaction to this was, "Are you kidding me, what kind of crib is this?" none the less I think there was still a "whatever" in there. Because the crib was officially broken, and we didn't really want to try to fix it again, just to see it brake, we thought it might be time to take the next step, A big boy bed. I was really nervous. Not that Kellen would fall out, but that my alone time with Preston would be seriously infringed upon, by a little boy who didn't know how to stay in bed. My expectations were not disappointed. The only way Kellen stayed in bed was if I layed with him, and stayed there until he fell asleep, but in the end he still found his way to our room and climbed in bed with us. 

Since Kellen has started his Detox and Fish Oil supplements this routine has changed dramatically! We all climb in bed with Kellen and read 1 or 2 books, (this part is still a real struggle, no kid wants to go to bed) Preston says good night turns off the light and leaves. I lay with Kellen in his bead until he starts to fidget, I say good night and then leave the room. I leave the door open a crack so I can see him, so when he starts to get out of bed I can tell him to lay back down, and so I am not constantly walking him back to bed. For the past 5 days now Kellen has not moved!!! I leave the room, watch him for a few minutes, and then leave. When I go to check on him to make sure he is not out of bed playing with something, he's asleep!!! Asleep! You have no idea what that means to us. We have been struggling with bed time for almost 6 months, and now after a week of Detox and Fish oil, it's like it was never even a issue. And to top it off, Kellen is consistently sleeping through the night. He's 2 and he is just now sleeping. Most nights he would get up 2 or 3 times and come into our room. It is kind of strange to have him fall asleep in his own bed and wake up in his own bed. There is a lot of other small things we have noticed, but this is the biggest improvement that we have seen, and the one that still surprises me.