In fact, just yesterday we took the side off Nate's crib. I explained what I was going to do, but he still squealed with awe while watching the wall come down. Later he said that I 'broke' his bed, but it's all semantics, because he's very happy with the change.
We were forced to take down the crib, since it didn't stop him from getting out. He can bound over the crib wall in seconds, and has been doing that for the last few weeks. The first sign he had woken up was usually when he cheerfully, yet groggily, opened his door and waded into the hallway.
On at least one occasion he wound up in our bed, contentedly sleeping, and we didn't even notice till morning. That contrasts with his sister who rarely wakes up cheerful, and would usually demand a place between her parents with crying & screaming.
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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
Oscar Wilde
