It's tough being a parent

Look at that cute face, that smirk of a smile, that devilsh grin! Jake has finally gotten to the age and gained the mobility to do as he pleases. This has created several challenges thus far and I'm sure there will be many more to come in the near future. I draw your attention to exhibit A. This happens to be the 3rd discovery Jake has made in the bathroom. The first being how to open a drawer and pull EVERYTHING out and the 2nd being the discovery of water in the toilet. That's right Miranda. I caught him dipping his precious little baby hand in the toilet. Several clorox wipes later we decided that this door shall remained closed at all times. Notice again exhibit A. I left the door open and discovery number 3 was made.

On the same note we decided that after two weeks in our bed to due rotavirus it was time to transition Jake back into his own bed. WOW he's a stubborn little guy already. I'll walk you through our week:

Sunday- Jake screaming for 45 minutes, eventually tiring and passing out

Monday- Jake screaming for 3o minutes, eventually tiring and passing out

Tuesday- Jake screaming 10 mintues, crying 15 minutes, sleep

Wednesday- Jake crying for 15-20 minutes, sleep

Thursday- Jake crying for 15 minutes, sleep

Friday- we had company over so back to screaming for 10 minutes, crying for another 10

Saturday- Jake crying for 5 minutes

Sunday- Jake whimpering and then passing out

Monday- Jake layed down and immediately went to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just over 1 week of heartbreaking screaming and crying and he can now go to sleep in his own bed and sleep through the night. It's not easy doing what's best for your child, but it's amazing how it works out like everyone says it will if you just don't give in. We're growing, he's growing, who knows by child #2 we might actually know what we're doing.