Independence Day

This year, Independence Day had a whole new meaning. Jett must have gotten word about what day it was because he decided that was the day for escaping from his crib. There were no warm-ups or trial sessions going on over the course of a few weeks or days; nope, my little turkey figured out to climb over the front of his crib railing and down the other side without falling. Freeeedom!

This discovery came about when I was woken from my Saturday slumber in the wee hours of the morning by my bedroom doorknob being fidgeted with. I was home alone since Jake had not gotten home yet from his shift at the hospital and was a bit frightened by who was trying to get in my room! I cautiously opened my door, and there was the little stinker butt in all his glory, acting casual as if it was just like any other morning. I didn't think much of it and chalked it up to luck, but then came his nap time that afternoon...which also became my nap time, as those glorious hours frequently do. Once again, I was woken from my slumber, but this time, it was from a crashing sound in the kitchen. Jake, who was home sleeping by then, got to be the one to investigate the paranormal activity this time, and there he found Jett in kitchen, climbing up on our counters and had knocked off a glass left out from the night before. I knew from that day on that Jett wasn't going to stay put in his crib again. We gave in to the inevitable and took the front panel off his crib to convert it into a toddler day bed, and in the end, I'm not sure who ended up being more excited about Jett's new big boy bed...me or him? He loved being able to climb into bed from his waist level while I discovered I'd finally get to smother him at night while he's sleeping without having to half-way dive into his crib, desperately trying to reach his forehead for kisses. Win-win! Big boy bed success! 
...Oh, and for the record, we ingeniously wedged a baby gate in his bedroom doorway to still keep him contained to avoid future kitchen mishaps. Works great...except for having to hurdle over it multiple times a day.