Earlier in November, we realized Carson could climb over the wall of his crib when he appeared suddenly in the hallway after we had put him to bed. So the week before Thanksgiving, we converted his crib to a day bed. We unfortunately didn’t record when we did this for Braden, but we feel like we held out longer for Carson.

Carson didn’t sleep well in the day bed intially. On a couple nights, he asked to sleep on the floor. Then for a couple weeks, he asked to keep the overhead light on. Now he sleeps on the bed with the lights off but the door ajar and the hallway lights on.

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During the week of Thanksgiving, we put Carson in underwear to try to potty train him, and we failed. He peed in several pairs and almost pooped in another before Kristin caught him. The only way we could get him on the training toilet was by giving him candy, though he still didn’t go.

Apparently one of the teachers in Carson’s class told him it’s time to say goodbye to diapers. Carson responded by saying goodbye to the potty! He’s so smart and funny.

We’ll try again during winter break. Right now we’re battling Carson’s unwillingness, not necessarily his inability.

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