{"id":4834,"date":"2014-01-14T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T23:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:14:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:14:36","slug":"avoiding-bed-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/14\/avoiding-bed-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding bed time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not that she wont sleep, she just wont sleep in a bed. She&#8217;s not a fan of bed time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t a new thing, it started as soon as she graduated from crib to toddler bed. I went to get her up one morning and she wasn&#8217;t in her bed. I scrambled around everywhere, and then found her snuggled up under her bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My heart still races when I check on her and she&#8217;s not in bed, but I know to look for her before I get too worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve learned to look for little feet sticking out from under things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/avoiding-bed-time\/tent-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6736\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" data-attachment-id=\"6736\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/14\/avoiding-bed-time\/tent-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tent.png?fit=640%2C425\" data-orig-size=\"640,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tent.png?fit=640%2C425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tent.png?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"tent\" class=\"wp-image-6736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tent.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tent.png?resize=300%2C199 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lately, she&#8217;s taken to sleeping in her toy box. The first time, it took me a while to find her, I had to listen for the sound of her breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/avoiding-bed-time\/toybox-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6737\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"6737\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/14\/avoiding-bed-time\/toybox-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-1.png?fit=640%2C512\" data-orig-size=\"640,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"toybox-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-1.png?fit=640%2C512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-1.png?resize=640%2C512\" alt=\"bed time - sleeping in the toy box\" class=\"wp-image-6737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-1.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-1.png?resize=300%2C240 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple nights later, I found her in her toy box again. This time curled up with a kid&#8217;s cook book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/avoiding-bed-time\/toybox-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6738\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" data-attachment-id=\"6738\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/14\/avoiding-bed-time\/toybox-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-2.png?fit=640%2C425\" data-orig-size=\"640,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"toybox-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-2.png?fit=640%2C425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-2.png?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"sleeping in the toy box\" class=\"wp-image-6738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-2.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/toybox-2.png?resize=300%2C199 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, she drags that moose around with her a lot &#8211; maybe I should look for the moose first when I&#8217;m looking for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not that she wont sleep, she just wont sleep in a bed. She&#8217;s not a fan of bed time. This isn&#8217;t a new thing, it started as soon as she graduated from crib to toddler bed. I went to get her up one morning and she wasn&#8217;t in her bed. 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