Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Well, Owen, at 2 and a bit is still in his crib...but only because it's easier to 'contain' him at nap and bedtimes - as long as he's wearing the brace (or so I thought!). Yesterday after lunch I put Owen and Rhysie down for their naps (they share a room) with strict instructions that there was to be no fooling around and that they were to go straight to sleep (famous last words...). About 40 minutes later (it HAD been quiet), I heard their bedroom door opening and closing so I went to investigate. Owen had managed to get one foot free of his FAB and had climbed out of his crib only to pull every single wipe out of the container and put them into the garbage!!! Once I got the mess cleaned up and put his FAB back on him and put him back into his bed I told him to get to sleep (Rhys, meanwhile, was fast asleep and totally oblivious). I told him that if he took his brace off again that I was going to be really angry. About 20 minutes later I again hear the door to their room. I stomped down the hallway only to have the door slammed in my face and Owen on the other side of the door trying to hold it closed (he knew he was in trouble, the little stinker!). When I got in and was about to scold him for taking his brace off again, I looked down and found that his brace was still on...BOTH feet. I picked him up and put him back into his bed and asked him how he got out of his bed - he shrugged at me with this crooked little smile on his face. Then I said, " SHOW me how you got out " ...next thing I knew, he was standing up in the corner of the crib and using his upper body, he heaved himself up and brought his knees up until his feet were level with the crib rail and then he just slid down the rail so that he was almost laying on it and then gentle let his feet fall over the outside and the rest of his body followed while he hung on with his hands...then he grabbed onto the slats and slid himself down to the floor. He made it look so simple! He was extremely proud of himself too. Guess it just goes to show that where there's a will, there's a way! Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 What a great story... he will love to hear that when he grows up... I had a similar situation happen with my daughter at 2 1/2.. she was to be in her crib napping and my husband came home to check on her while I was sitting about 10 feet outside of her bedroom and never heard a thing ... she had gotten out of her crib and moved all of her stuffed animals and table and chairs and was having a tea party ... she had been quite busy and I never heard it until my husband peeked in on her and couldn't believe she had gotten out. The unique part of your son doing it is making it happen with the shoes and bar on!!! That is pretty good maneuvering on his part!! Good luck with getting the big boy bed... , mommy of Chesney, Delaney and Avery (LCF) Daiga Grady daiga.grady@...> wrote: Well, Owen, at 2 and a bit is still in his crib...but only because it's easier to 'contain' him at nap and bedtimes - as long as he's wearing the brace (or so I thought!). Yesterday after lunch I put Owen and Rhysie down for their naps (they share a room) with strict instructions that there was to be no fooling around and that they were to go straight to sleep (famous last words...). About 40 minutes later (it HAD been quiet), I heard their bedroom door opening and closing so I went to investigate. Owen had managed to get one foot free of his FAB and had climbed out of his crib only to pull every single wipe out of the container and put them into the garbage!!! Once I got the mess cleaned up and put his FAB back on him and put him back into his bed I told him to get to sleep (Rhys, meanwhile, was fast asleep and totally oblivious). I told him that if he took his brace off again that I was going to be really angry. About 20 minutes later I again hear the door to their room. I stomped down the hallway only to have the door slammed in my face and Owen on the other side of the door trying to hold it closed (he knew he was in trouble, the little stinker!). When I got in and was about to scold him for taking his brace off again, I looked down and found that his brace was still on...BOTH feet. I picked him up and put him back into his bed and asked him how he got out of his bed - he shrugged at me with this crooked little smile on his face. Then I said, " SHOW me how you got out " ...next thing I knew, he was standing up in the corner of the crib and using his upper body, he heaved himself up and brought his knees up until his feet were level with the crib rail and then he just slid down the rail so that he was almost laying on it and then gentle let his feet fall over the outside and the rest of his body followed while he hung on with his hands...then he grabbed onto the slats and slid himself down to the floor. He made it look so simple! He was extremely proud of himself too. Guess it just goes to show that where there's a will, there's a way! Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 amazing, Daiga! What a great story.. he's something else! and isn't that funny that you got him to demonstrate it for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Wow!! What a little escape artist you have there!! Here i am worried that wont be able to crawl properly with his brace on and your little man is staging prison breakouts! At least he showed you how he did it- the mystery of how he got out would have driven me crazy! Kids are just amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Wow, I'm impressed! Way to go Owen! hahaha s. Time for a big boy bed?! Well, Owen, at 2 and a bit is still in his crib...but only because it's easier to 'contain' him at nap and bedtimes - as long as he's wearing the brace (or so I thought!). Yesterday after lunch I put Owen and Rhysie down for their naps (they share a room) with strict instructions that there was to be no fooling around and that they were to go straight to sleep (famous last words...). About 40 minutes later (it HAD been quiet), I heard their bedroom door opening and closing so I went to investigate. Owen had managed to get one foot free of his FAB and had climbed out of his crib only to pull every single wipe out of the container and put them into the garbage!!! Once I got the mess cleaned up and put his FAB back on him and put him back into his bed I told him to get to sleep (Rhys, meanwhile, was fast asleep and totally oblivious). I told him that if he took his brace off again that I was going to be really angry. About 20 minutes later I again hear the door to their room. I stomped down the hallway only to have the door slammed in my face and Owen on the other side of the door trying to hold it closed (he knew he was in trouble, the little stinker!). When I got in and was about to scold him for taking his brace off again, I looked down and found that his brace was still on...BOTH feet. I picked him up and put him back into his bed and asked him how he got out of his bed - he shrugged at me with this crooked little smile on his face. Then I said, " SHOW me how you got out " ...next thing I knew, he was standing up in the corner of the crib and using his upper body, he heaved himself up and brought his knees up until his feet were level with the crib rail and then he just slid down the rail so that he was almost laying on it and then gentle let his feet fall over the outside and the rest of his body followed while he hung on with his hands...then he grabbed onto the slats and slid himself down to the floor. He made it look so simple! He was extremely proud of himself too. Guess it just goes to show that where there's a will, there's a way! Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 That is amazing! I can't believe the stuff these kids can do in the brace! allison > > Well, Owen, at 2 and a bit is still in his crib...but only because > it's easier to 'contain' him at nap and bedtimes - as long as he's > wearing the brace (or so I thought!). > > Yesterday after lunch I put Owen and Rhysie down for their naps (they > share a room) with strict instructions that there was to be no > fooling around and that they were to go straight to sleep (famous > last words...). About 40 minutes later (it HAD been quiet), I heard > their bedroom door opening and closing so I went to investigate. > Owen had managed to get one foot free of his FAB and had climbed out > of his crib only to pull every single wipe out of the container and > put them into the garbage!!! > > Once I got the mess cleaned up and put his FAB back on him and put > him back into his bed I told him to get to sleep (Rhys, meanwhile, > was fast asleep and totally oblivious). I told him that if he took > his brace off again that I was going to be really angry. About 20 > minutes later I again hear the door to their room. I stomped down > the hallway only to have the door slammed in my face and Owen on the > other side of the door trying to hold it closed (he knew he was in > trouble, the little stinker!). When I got in and was about to scold > him for taking his brace off again, I looked down and found that his > brace was still on...BOTH feet. I picked him up and put him back > into his bed and asked him how he got out of his bed - he shrugged at > me with this crooked little smile on his face. Then I said, " SHOW me > how you got out " ...next thing I knew, he was standing up in the > corner of the crib and using his upper body, he heaved himself up and > brought his knees up until his feet were level with the crib rail and > then he just slid down the rail so that he was almost laying on it > and then gentle let his feet fall over the outside and the rest of > his body followed while he hung on with his hands...then he grabbed > onto the slats and slid himself down to the floor. He made it look > so simple! He was extremely proud of himself too. > > Guess it just goes to show that where there's a will, there's a way! > > Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 > Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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