Naptime mischief

Grant had fallen asleep in the car, which inevitably leads to trouble (more like failure) getting him to nap when we get home. So when I tried to tuck him in and get him back to sleep, he appeared wide awake and completely uninterested in napping. Still, to his credit, he stayed put when I left his room.

A few minutes later, he still didn't come out of his room, but I could hear him walking around in there. Then I listened as he pulled toys out, looked at books and threw them down, and generally explored his room. But he was entertaining himself, so I figured that was good enough for a no-nap day. I just assumed he'd come out when he'd had enough. Then I realized, awhile later, that it was awfully quiet back there. I thought I'd better go take a peek. And I'm so glad I did!

That crazy monkey had climbed up on TOP of his changing table, and apparently fell asleep while playing with a puzzle! I don't know if he realized he couldn't get down by himself and just gave up and went to sleep, or if he got up there and thought "hey, this sure is comfy!" or if sleepiness just overtook him while he was playing. In any case, I was shocked!

I hated to sacrifice the much-needed sleep to move him somewhere (anywhere!) safer, but I couldn't leave him there. I ended up sitting in the chair in his room until the time came that I had to wake him up so we could leave the house. Did I mention our house is on the market so our lives are constantly being rearranged for showings? Anyway, I'm glad this was a one-time thing. And I'm glad I sneaked a picture of it :)