Removing the Crib's Front Gate 10/7/06

At Zach's 18-month appointment, our doctor recommended we transition Zach to a "real" bed before we run into him trying to escape his crib.

So, we did it. We took the front gate off his crib, and put him to bed with real covers and some blankets on the floor for any spills. We cleared the room of anything he could get into (more on that later....), and called it good.

For his first nap, he was NOT happy. He climbed right out of the bed, played with the toys, and then cried at the door for an hour. Finally, he fell asleep curled with a book on the rocker.

Bedtime at night went much better.