The Demise of the Crib

So it finally happened -- Reece literally broke out of his crib. Its not like he has superhuman strength that he can bend metal -- this crib has just seen a lot of wear after 4 rough kids sleeping and trying to climb out/break out of it. Even funnier than the wreckage of the crib is the huge grin on his face as he appears at his doorway seconds after being put down for bed. At first it was amazement, "look what I did, wow, I am not stuck in that place" now it is "haha, I am out, what are you going to do about it?" So the naptime that used to be for 2-3 hours every afternoon is now nonexistent. Bummer for me. We have to wear him out anyway so that he is too tired to get up again at night. Otherwise we are worn out as we have to return him to his bed over and over every couple of minutes until one of us finally gives up and drops off. I don't remember the transition from crib to bed taking more than a week with the older kids. Honestly I think we were better at blockading their rooms or maybe they just didn't realize they could escape.