Bed Time Chronicles, ed 1

Soo... I should have been keeping up with Kegan's adjustment to his toddler bed from the beginning, because it has been cute to see how he has gotten acquainted with his new bed and the freedoms is gives...but we will have to gram a lot into this one and as things progress...he seems to try out something new every week, so I am sure they will...I will just update under one of these titles

I believe I did write that for the first nap in the bed, he stood up when he was waking up and PLOP...face first on to the floor...legs still up on the bed - not a great welcome to the toddler bed.
After that Kegan was NOT into he bed for a few nights and would SCREAM when we put him down.
We finally were fighting this battle and starting to get over it, but one battle Kegan just could not seem to win - staying on the bed and not rolling off - rolling off the bed, onto the cushions for a more gentle roll off, and then rolling onto the floor. Matthew and I would take turns going to his room, putting him back and his bed and calming a very startled Kegan back to sleep. Unfortunately...if this happened anytime after 6 am...there was not going back to sleep....
Yea - finally we are staying on the bed and cushion pillows - we have not found the floor in a while...however...
We have a found a great new deal of Independence to just get up and leave ones bed. For the most part, he is doing really well with this and Matthew and I are enjoying it.
It is the sweetest thing in the morning to hear him get out of his bed, open his door, then close it (he always closes it behind him...I guess because it was closed when he got up...I don't know, but I think it is cute), we hear "trop trop trop" through the house, then PEEEEK...we see a little head pop around the corner of our room. For the most part still at about 7:30 (his usual wake up time). ***Yesterday morning Matthew was going to peek in on Kegan before he left for work (a little before 7:30) and he looked, Kegan was not in his bed, not on the floor...where was he...Matthew looked up and saw Kegan, in the corner, on the rocking chair reading his bedtime Bible book - OH...TOO sweet!!!!
Nap time- Same thing, he wakes up, gets out of bed, opens and then closes the door and comes to find me. Little kids are still so sweet when they are in that drowsy waking up stage!!
***The other day he did NOT want to go down for a nap, so I told him he had to at least stay in his room (not really thinking/knowing if this would happen) to my surprise, I walked out and then I could hear him getting out his tractors to play, getting out some books and doing some other things...and he did not come out for about 20-30 minutes...till I went back in there. This is a first - usually he does not stay so happy being left in his room alone to play...at least not beyond 5 minutes...growing up....

Hopefully things continue on this wonderfully progressive track!

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Some of you have called with concerns about Hurricane Ike.
We seem pretty much in the clear, they are just calling for rain and some strong winds (tropical storm force winds out our way)...only because it is such a large hurricane.
I do ask that you keep Matthew' and my grandparents, family members, and friends who are in the Houston area and a little south...which is where the storm seems to be headed...in your prayers.