Taking a brain break

I'm taking a break from working on report cards to tell you about my new plan for getting Jack to stay in his flipping room and go to bed!

First of all, he loves the big boy bed. Really, truly, absolutely loves it. And for the most part, I love it that he can get up when he needs something in the middle of the night and come find me. Even though I need a ton of extra sleep these days, it's still kind of nice to wake up to "Where deedee go, Mommy?" in the middle of the night instead of waking up to crying. How wonderful that he calmly comes in to get me to help him find his pacifier when he loses it about twice a week.

Ever since he got the big boy bed, our routine is that we'll read books, then tuck him in and lay down with him for a few minutes. Brandon tends to instantly fall asleep himself when he does this, but I always stay awake and try to leave while Jack is still awake so he doesn't depend on us to help him fall asleep. Over the past few nights though, as soon as I walk out of the room, I hear little footsteps and the creak of a door opening. As soon as he sees me headed his way (to calmly and silently put him back into bed, just like the book suggests) he slams the door and runs full speed back to bead laughing hysterically all the way. Um, isn't he supposed to be crying when I come to put him back in bed? Why is it suddenly a game?

So tonight I shut the door behind me completely (so the latch clicks. Not locked, just closed). Since he can't open the door when it's closed like that I waited to see what would happen. There was about 5 minutes of doorknob jiggling from his side of the room. Then a few books came sliding out from underneath the door. And then silence. I have no idea if he's asleep- it's awfully quiet in there though- and if he's in bed or perhaps on the floor?

I'll give it 10 more minutes and then go in to check.

Back to report cards.

**Sound asleep. In his bed. Good boy!**

ps. Only 100 days left! I remember when it was WAY over 200!!! Wahoo!!!!