Our Weekend...

As a mother & as my Grandma Ruth's granddaughter, I worry about my child. I wonder how I can ease transitions and stages in his life. I read lots of research & talk to my boss, one of the leading childhood experts, and get advice from my other mommy-friends but I still feel a bit lost.

I learned a great lesson this weekend. I should just stop worrying and let my child just figure things out-- because he's going to no matter how much I try to 'help'.

There have been two big stages in Hultz's life that I've been very focused on: potty training and sleeping in a big boy bed. I've been thinking about potty training because Hultz tells us (sometimes) when he needs to go or more often, when he has just gone and is uncomfortable. We're still working on this one. However, the transition to the big boy bed seemed almost as daunting. Hultz is a crazy sleeper. He's all over his crib at night and I imagined many bruises and falls when he changed beds.

This stage was about to be conquered-- and was completely out of my hands.

Jon had a scout campout this past weekend. Hultz & I have had really fun weekends when Jon goes with the scouts. They usually include popcorn, animal cookies and a movie (Elmo's World or Pooh). When it was time for Hultz to go to bed he wasn't impressed at the idea. I asked him what was wrong... "Big boy bed" was his reply- but it was more "be-ba-bed". Strange, though slightly exciting.

Problem: No railing. He was going to roll off the bed 15 minutes after going down.
Solution: Roll the crib up next to the bed to act as a railing.
Result: One happy kid.
On Saturday we made a trip to Target, bought the railing for the bed, and rearranged the bedroom so that a wall of windows was not a temptation.I love his bedding: IKEA!Proof that Jon was on a camp out: (the only picture he took all weekend...)
One last thing. Hultz has become obsessed about kissing in the past week. He kisses Jon & me a hundred times a day. Seriously. He kisses feet, knees, legs, elbows (a favorite) and all over the face. It's pretty sweet but on the verge of being annoying. Here's an example of the obsessive kissing...