"Mommy take doggy away"

We've recently removed one side of Gabe's crib. We figured we needed to teach him to sleep in an uncontained area because we are driving across the country in our Carolla and the pack-n-play just won't fit! The first night he rolled out about 3 times, so we put the little side thingy? up and it seems to hold him in.


He loves to get in and out and I honestly think he wakes up happier than when he was in a crib (probably because I would wait until he was crying to get him out). It works much better this way for him and me! He gets up when he is ready and I don't have to stop what I'm working on to get him out.

He did super good to stay put the first three nights, but after a while he realized what freedom he really had. Naps are no problem, but at bedtime Lorili is in the room so they bounce their energy off each other and get into trouble. Gabe sleeps with two doggies, so to keep him in bed I tell him that if he gets out mommy will take away one of his doggies. I've had to do it a few times and he gets the message. So today when I put him down for his nap I said "stay in your bed" and then he said "Mommy take doggy away." What a quick learner!