I Knew This Time Would Come

That is... for Caitlyn to be able to successfully climb out of her crib. As I type this post, I can hear her little voice talking and trying to open her bedroom door. She started displaying signs of nap time about about an hour and a half ago which is when we attempted our first nap. We did our usual nap time routine, she went down quietly and I went downstairs to continue dusting. As I came into our front room I thought I heard some one knocking upstairs. I slowly and quietly tip toed up the stairs only to see the shadow of her tiny feet under her bedroom door... I opened the door and there she stood standing outside her crib smiling from ear to ear with pride. She then pointed to the crib and then the floor explaining to me how she climbed out. I restarted her music and gave her her blanket and tried again... only this time I left the door cracked so I could watch through the reflection of her mirror to see exactly how she was getting out. She was quiet at first (probably waiting to make sure I was gone), she then stood up, kicked one leg over, then the other... her toes curling around the outside edges of the mattress, she then hung by the rails until her feet touched the ground... and that's that... my baby girl has found a way to circumvent nap time. I then let her come back downstairs and we ate a snack. She started to look a little sleepy so we tried again, and now, here I am typing away as I listen to her play (now quietly) not in her crib where I left her, but on the floor next to the door.

As this is just the beginning of a new found freedom for her... I'm sure it will also be an exciting challenge for Ash and I. Any and all advice on how to get her safely to sleep would be much appreciated.

PS... Happy anniversary to my Mom and Dad!