Jackson went to the pediatrician yesterday because he bumped his head. It was nothing serious. He's just fine. He was weighed and is tipping the scales at 12 pounds, 6 ounces. He's reversed his original numbers of 6lbs. 12oz. It was recomended that we get him to sleep in a crib or bassinet to prevent future bumps.
We figured we'd be in for a long night of crying. That was, until I came up with a plan. We discovered that the portable "play yard" (play pen is not P.C. anymore. I guess pens are for pigs.) is almost exactly the same size as one of the couch cushions. So, I figured we'd just get him to fall asleep on the couch as normal and then pick him up, cushion and all, and carry him to the improvised play yard crib thing.
It worked like a dream. He fell asleep as usual around 11:00pm. I picked him up along with half the couch and headed for the hallway. That proved to be the most difficult part. The width of the cushion and the thickness of me had not been taken into consideration during the planning phase. It was a tight squeeze, but we made it. I lowered him into the "crib" and he was never even aware of the old switheroo. Betsy reported this morning that he stayed asleep and blissfully unaware until around 2:40am. At which time she simply fed him and put him back in and he went off to sleep. "I love it when a plan comes together."
We'll try it the same way tonight.
Here's a bonus picture of Jackson behind the wheel of his "car".
His feet don't touch the ground yet but he seems to like being pushed around in the walker.
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