Myah, momcoppers, you'll never take me alive!
The Wee One is large enough to stand and pull things off nearby shelving into his crib(like plastic baggies filled with outlet protector plugs, mmmm delicious choking hazard), so I did some rearranging of his room. Moved the shelf, took out the bumper, and GASP, put a few toys into his crib. BUT BUT BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT ALOSTGIRL! CHILD SAFETY SIDS BLARGHGALAFJALGAGVAJGA!!!!
Dude, I so did, and you know what? IT'S THE BEST. Now instead of waking up and crying or yelling "AH! AH! MAMAHMAHMAHMAH MAAAAAAAH!" at 6:20 in the morning, he wakes up, finds his toys, and starts to play with them. So instead of being immediately pressed into babyserfdom upon reaching consciousness, I can get up, urinate, and find my glasses. Sometimes I even get a chance to put on a bra. It's SHINY.
Crib toy criterion: small, non-noise making, soft but not super plush or squishy.
Child criterion: big, strong, dexterous. With yer average spud I'd wait until about a year to pull this move, but if you happen to have one o' them genetically altered superspuds as I do (9 months old and in SIZE 6 CHILDREN'S SHOES WTF), you can do it sooner.
Another free tip: if you wear glasses and the baby falls asleep on your shoulder, take your glasses off before you put the baby into the crib. Otherwise you might scratch his face with the sides of your glasses as you set him down, and that is no good.
And now I go outside and sit on my ass. God I love naptime.
Dude, I so did, and you know what? IT'S THE BEST. Now instead of waking up and crying or yelling "AH! AH! MAMAHMAHMAHMAH MAAAAAAAH!" at 6:20 in the morning, he wakes up, finds his toys, and starts to play with them. So instead of being immediately pressed into babyserfdom upon reaching consciousness, I can get up, urinate, and find my glasses. Sometimes I even get a chance to put on a bra. It's SHINY.
Crib toy criterion: small, non-noise making, soft but not super plush or squishy.
Child criterion: big, strong, dexterous. With yer average spud I'd wait until about a year to pull this move, but if you happen to have one o' them genetically altered superspuds as I do (9 months old and in SIZE 6 CHILDREN'S SHOES WTF), you can do it sooner.
Another free tip: if you wear glasses and the baby falls asleep on your shoulder, take your glasses off before you put the baby into the crib. Otherwise you might scratch his face with the sides of your glasses as you set him down, and that is no good.
And now I go outside and sit on my ass. God I love naptime.