Well... we're in the market for a big boy bed...

I think that says it all really.

After a big weekend in Sydney AJ and I struggled through a late night dinner/bath/teeth/bed routine, finally got both babies off to bed and settled in for some TV (AJ) and reading (me). No more than 2 minutes later a massive crashing sound sent AJ and I bolting from opposite ends of the house towards James' room. There he was howling and lying on his side in the (tiny) space on the floor amongst his toy box, book box, wardrobe and change table. We comforted our crying boy and promptly set up the portable cot in our bedroom. He's been sleeping there (or in our bed) for the past two nights.

We can't believe he managed to climb out of the cot! We're still not quite sure what to do. Still thinking over the options. We're not keen to put him back in the cot. Our thinking is that if he can do it once...

He's too little for a big boy bed! Besides, he has absolutely no "road sense". He has no concept of where the edges of the bed are or what happens when you go over the edge (well, he does know now). We still have to be very careful when he's on our bed that he doesn't get too close to the edge and bounce right off.

At the moment a low "real" bed with a rail and cushions all around, a portable cot or a homemade plywood futon (essentially, his whole room becomes the cot in this scenario) seem to be our options...

He's too small for us to need to be thinking about this!!!!!! AJ sees this as a true RTS moment: the need for equipment that he is just about age ready for but nowhere near developmentally ready to use.

I see a gap in the market for a low cot...