Emily was 18 months old on November 2. About 3 weeks ago, our morning started normally. Emily usually gets up between 6 and 7, the same time I start to get ready for work, and she?ll stay in her crib for a few minutes before she makes a sound indicating she is ready to come lay in bed with us (or Patti) and watch the Today show (or Sesame Street). Emily had a little cold for the past few days and her sleeping was a little off. We would give her Benadryl or something before bed and usually once again sometime in the middle of the night. Other times she would wake up coughing but eventually fall back asleep.
There we were, waiting for her to end her self-play and make a sound, when we realized she was unusually quiet. For anyone who has been in our house, our bedroom is very close to hers. Actually, all of our bedrooms are close together, it?s kind of a small house.
So Patti jumped out of bed, looked out of our room and down the hall, and there was Emily standing in the doorway. At 2 weeks shy of 18 months, she learned how to get out of the crib. I got up and saw a bed sheet tied to the top of the crib with little knots tied in it. I hope her prison break is not a sign of other things to come. Joking. No bed sheet. She figured out how to get out and hang from the crib and make the small jump to the ground.
About a week later Patti was out on a Saturday and I had Emily all to myself. While she was taking a nap during the afternoon, I was doing stuff around the house, constantly checking up on her. I heard her stirring so I gave it a minute and went upstairs to get her. As I walked in, I noticed the crib empty and Emily sitting on the glider with a devilish smile on her face. The floodgates are open.
The question now is do we make it safer (and easier) for her to get out (I have images of lying in bed and hearing a loud ?thump? following by ear shattering cries) or do we, well, I am not sure what to do. The crib bed is at its lowest point and shy of putting a net or something on top, I am not sure what to do.
Oh well, I guess we?ll figure out something.
On a side note, Emily?s recent phase (she does strange things for a while then stops) is walking around saying ?Apple? and pointing at everything. But in her sweet toddler voice it comes out like ?Ah-puh? like she is substituting the ?L?s for ?W?s.
I have some pictures of Halloween I am going to post soon too.
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