These are the typical toddler bedtime issues - won't stay in bed, cries and wails for 30-45 minutes at the door (pet gate is installed so he stays in the room, but he shakes the gate), wakes up several times a night and we go through the same thing. The problem is that we've taken to sleeping with him - my husband and I switch nights. I know, know, know this is terrible and want to get things to where they should be.
Another issue is that he is 21-months-old. Won't be 2 until January. I am concerned that the comprehension that a 2-yr-old might have he doesn't have yet. He is just fine developmentally - talks and can follow basic instructions. I was hoping to keep him in his crib until at least 2, but at 19-1/2 months he started shimmying over the side of the crib and landed on the floor several times (he is tall for his age and a climber). So....we moved into the big boy bed. It is in a different room, but it has all of this toys in there, multiple stuffed animals, a night light and a large bed. I was going to get a toddler bed, but there was already a futon in that room and he had learned how to go up and down easily, so I folded it down and left it. The mattress is the nicest one for a futon, so it is very comfortable.
We do the routine - bath, books and bedtime, but he is still going nuts. Help!
Aryn
