Big bed test drive

Henry's toddler bed arrived today. We're about 24 minutes into the nighttime process. Henry has already escaped and run out to say howdy to his parents a number of times. (And that number would be approaching countless.) He's a bit distraught, which we read is normal, but currently is playing with his stuffed animals on ... oh, there he is again. And now Darr is returning him to his room. We read the transition can be a bit rough. Most suggest trying it for a few days and if it continues to be a huge struggle, bring the crib back. I'm not sure we'll last a few days. That crib might have to make an appearance tonight if we hope to get any sleep.

Update: 10:32 P.M. Monsieur Henry appears rather fond of bolting out of his room to join us in our bed. Darr's exhausted and I've suggested we put back the crib to make it all go away.

Update: 11:04 P.M. Baby gate. Why didn't we think of this sooner? Henry vigorously protested the gate initially but now all is quiet from that corner of the condo. A tiptoe journey has discovered he is, in fact, sleeping on his bed. (And not curled in front of the baby gate as I had envisioned.) We also learned that if you quietly back out of a room, the likelihood that you will knock over the disassembled crib is quite high. Surprisingly, the resulting crash did not wake the baby.