Four nights later...

All I can say is that I am exhausted! The first night was just too good to be true. It has only gone downhill since then. I keep asking my self why I am subjecting my self to this so soon to pulling all nighters with the new baby. AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Last night I finally broke down and cried. I felt like a new mother again and that I had no idea what I was doing. Okay this is what happened.
The second night:
I put Jackson down and he got out of bed five times. On the fifth time we finally decided to lock the door. I sat on the couch crying sure that Jackson was thinking horrible things about his mommy as he cried in his room. As soon as it was quiet I unlocked to door and went in and he had crawled back in bed and was asleep. We left the door unlocked and went to bed and Jackson never got up till the morning. (Which was around 6:10 when he usually sleeps in till about 8:00)
The third night:
I put Jackson down and he got up three times and then I decided to lock the door again. Again I was upset on the couch but he was asleep about 15 min after I locked the door. I went in again and he was in bed and I tucked him in and left the door unlocked. He slept through the night again but got up around 6:15 again.
The fourth night:
Josh took his turn putting Jackson down. (He is much nicer than I am, as most of you know.) He asked Jackson if he would stay in bed if he left the door open. Jackson got out of bed twice but daddy stayed in the hallway and gave him a stern point back to the bed and he went to bed and stayed!?! WHAT!?! (This made me feel like crap-I could have just left the door open instead of locking it and he would have stayed?) Again, daddy wins the parenting award for the week. Or does he?... Josh then went to go play basketball and came in around 11:30 I warned him when he came in that he should be so quiet and pray that he doesn't wake him up. As soon as Josh turns out the light we had a little visitor in our room. The visitor must have really liked us because he made 3 more repeat appearances that night. The final visit was at 5:00 about 20 min before I had to get up for work. Again, I cried. (It turns out that being 6 months pregnant, working 10 hour days at the office and then another hour and half at the gym and then training your toddler to sleep in a bed all at the same time does not really go together.) When I got to work I texted Josh and told him that I thought we needed to lock the door all night tonight to keep him from waking up to a crazy pregnant lady tomorrow. I was glad that he approved. So parents of the year we may not be but at least we a finding ways not to completely lose our minds. Just when you think, yes I have the parenting thing under control they throw another curve ball at you. AHHHHHHHH!!! There should be a warning label that comes with kids....
WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. AT LOT HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. THEY PROBABLY WON'T LIKE YOU A LOT OF THE TIME. YOU WILL CRY A LOT. SCREW UP A LOT. AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THEM...THEY SURPRISE YOU...YOU CANT. GOOD LUCK!