Over the weekend, we made the transition from cribs to beds. The first night (Saturday) went surprisingly well. Sunday, however, was a complete disaster. The boys did not go down for their usual nap which made me think that they would go down much easier at bedtime. Boy, was I wrong. After 2 and a half hours of going in to their bedroom and putting them back in bed, things took a turn for the worse. We went in to check on them again, to find that they had found a box of coloring crayons and a box of chalk and decided to color all over EVERYTHING... their sheets, their cribs, the wall, their dresser. It was (and still is) such a mess. I don't think that I've ever yelled at them so much! We decided to take everything away as a punishment. They now had to go to bed with no blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals, nothing. It took another 2 hours of fighting with Ryan (who was hysterically crying the entire time) until he finally collapsed of exhaustion. We had to stick to our guns and not give in. It was 4 1/2 hours of struggling, but hopefully they've learned their lesson.
Above is a picture of one of the sheets they colored!
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