Growing Up Is Hard To Do...

I think Scott and I generally do ok at this parenting thing.  Our kids are pretty happy, they eat pretty well, and they are usually kind well adjusted people.  There is one area of parenting, however, that we are sadly inept at.  That is transitioning our kids from a crib to a bed.  With Madeline is was a frustrating, tiring, struggle for years.  She started jumping out of her crib at 19 months, and didn't stay for any length of time in a bed until she was 3 1/2.  The first night we tried to put her in a toddler bed, she came out of her room over 600 times in 3 hours (yes, I took a tally).  And that, my friends, is the limit of my willpower.  It was all very horrible.  And we were horrible at it.

The time has come around again for child #2, who thankfully does not have the willpower of child #1.  But it still hasn't been a very fun week.  Would someone else like to take over this aspect of parenting my child until he stays in his bed?

This is how I found our dear, little Benson when I went to bed the other night.  Under his bed, with his head against the rocking horse.  Comfy.