Thump

When we bought Eli his bed, we also ordered a bed-rail so he wouldn't fall out. Not all children need them, but given that he's used to sleeping with 'walls', we thought it would be a good idea to at least start out with some protection for him. The rails didn't come until yesterday though, so he's had three full days of sleeping naps and nighttime with nothing between him and the floor but three feet of air. Lehr offered to put the rails on as soon as they arrived last night, but I told him not to worry about it because I wanted to see if maybe Eli just knew how to sleep on his own. He'd done so well with it already, and rails just make the bed look like a crib, which defeats the 'big boy' purpose of the bed. Of course because we made that decision, last night was the night Eli fell out. Right around 4AM I heard a small 'thud' and then some crying. Lehr went in and Eli was just standing in his room (next to his bed) confused and crying. He got Eli back in bed and he's fine, but I can imagine that was quite a way to wake up! I guess we'll be putting the rails on tonight.

On a side note, Lehr had a quick photo shoot with Eli yesterday. While I cleaned up from dinner, he took the kids to the laundry room for some drum time. As always, Eli got very into it and even 'posed' when Daddy asked. This kid is already planning for an album cover!