Sneaky Boy
This is how we found him in our bed.
A few things have recently made nap time a little more complicated for Michael. The first is that he received a train table from Santa for Christmas and it’s in his room. He plays trains for a while before he falls asleep in the early afternoon, which I’m fine with. As long as he’s in his room for some much needed quiet time, I don’t care if he sleeps or not. (Yesterday Michael napped for two hours underneath his train table.)
Now that Michael can open doors, he thought he could just walk out of his room when he was suppose to be napping. I immediately disciplined him for his actions with a short visit to the “time-out” corner and it hasn’t happened since … until today.
I was out for a walk after I put Michael down for a nap. Charlie was home going about his business in the family room when he heard Michael’s bedroom door rattle as if it were being opened. He yelled, “Michael, get back in your room”, in an authoritative tone as if to intimidate Michael. (It’s hilarious to hear Charlie talk this way; it’s such a joke.) Charlie then heard the pitter-patter of feet on the wood floors so he assumed Michael went back into his room and climbed into his bed.
About an hour later after I arrived home from my walk, Charlie wanted to take a nap too. He walked back to our bedroom and immediately returned to me in the kitchen. He told me to go into our room, there was a surprise waiting for me. What could it be?! I thought for a second and then guessed it …. Michael left his room and jumped into our bed for his nap without Charlie realizing it. How sneaky!
Does your child like to sneak into your room for naps?
