Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bed for Sale

I remember anticipating the time we would transition to a "big boy bead." Carson was the first to graduate from his crib. So much anxiety over this change...would he stay in bed, fall out in the middle of the night, keep blankets on...??? If only I would have known then what I know now. Such is life. If only I knew that all Carson would need for a restless (he's far from a rest-FULL sleeper) night's sleep would be a piece of carpet next to his door. For two years now, I cannot for the life of me get Carson to sleep in his bed. And believe me, I've tried everything! I've gone in and moved him back to his bed multiple times a night, threatened him, patiently explained that people sleep in beds, blocked his carpet spot, told him to sleep in his bed with blankets so he doesn't get cold, and we've even made him an actual bed on the floor. No success. He doesn't take a pillow or blanket with him to his carpet spot. Just himself, which makes me worry. So we made him a bed on the floor with our crib mattress. He slept NEXT to it. What?! So we made him a little bed on the floor with pillow and blankets minus the mattress. He pushed it aside. We've gone through this cycle lots and lots...revisited the issue over the last two years to see if anything has changed with time. Still waiting. He sleeps right up against the door (with the door closed). As close as he can possibly get to the outside world maybe? Once he's asleep, you can't even open his door with his dead weight up against it. We've left the door open. He still just lays in the same spot with his eyes poking out into the living room until he falls asleep. What is the deal?! I am at a loss and ready to sell his bed. :) Really, if he would just sleep with a blanket, my controlling self would be satisfied. He also frequently sleep walks and talks. One night, he started crying for me and I went in to find him sleep walking...standing straight up on the top bunk! Scary! We have found him wandering the house in the middle of the night...multiple times. He makes me nervous. Never a dull moment with Carson! I have managed to get a few pictures.

So this night, the piano bench blocked his "spot." He crawled in between the legs and nestled in for the night. What a comfy snuggle buddy. He woke and started trying to get out while I took the picture. I am open to all suggestions! For now, we have an empty bed if anyone wants to come visit!!!

5 comments:

Jessica said...

Oh my word!!! SUCH an interesting thing to be dealing with! Totally one of those things that will make for excellent story telling when he's older! Good luck with that one :)

Is it the spot that he loves, or the feel of the carpet? Maybe putting carpet down on top of his sheet so he can lay on that?

julie said...

What a weirdo! Haha, how do you sleep like that? And no blankie? Blankets equal love! :) I am so interested to see how this develops!

Cheri said...

I have no suggestions beyond just letting him sleep there. I laughed so hard at those pictures! That's great stuff! I know it would bug me, too, but seriously, maybe you should just let him sleep there. At least he's asleep and in his room, right?
But I'm also the mom who gets up multiple times during the night to check on my four and make sure each one has a blanket up to their chins.

Shelly and Bryce Stanger said...

Would his bed fit next to the door? You have probably tried it, but just a thought. Parenting mysteries don't you just love not knowing what the answer is!!
Good luck!

Claire said...

That is funny. I'm trying to think of suggestions...
Does he sleep with a night light? Maybe he likes the light from underneath the door? Both of our kids have to have night lights. Maybe you said this, but if you move him back to his bed after he falls asleep on the floor, does he move back? I'm learning all the "weird" things they do, end up just being phases, so I'd try not to worry about it...that's advice coming from the queen of all worrying mothers!! Good luck!