Little climbers

The boys are now climbing out of their cribs.  It was bound to happen sooner or later.  It's a right of passage for toddlers. 

We had a scare a few months back with Thing 1 trying to climb out and ended up falling on his face.  He was not happy.  They have since been trying but not able to get very far.  After the scare I went in search of ways to keep them contained.  I thought that the crib tents would be the way to go, but after researching them I found that they had been recalled.  Then I found the sleep sacks.  The idea being that they wouldn't be able to get their foot up on the railing.  That seemed to work for awhile, but now they have conquered those as well.  This weekend Thing 1 was able to actually get out of the crib by pulling the dresser drawer open and then proceeded to have fun sitting in the drawer.  It really was cute and I wish I had gotten a picture of it.  But still not safe.  Yesterday morning around 7:00 am The Girlchick yelled downstairs that both boys were out of their cribs.  They at least stayed in their room.  This morning it was 6:30 am and they got out of their room and were having a grand ole time running around.  They thought it was hilarious!  Dad...... not so much!  Dad is not a morning person and I had to leave for work, so Dad had to deal with it by himself.  He put them back in their cribs, but they were out as soon as he got back downstairs. 

I did find an actual tent that was made for children with autism.  You put the bed inside a slot on the bottom of the tent and the mesh is reinforced so it is not a hazard. I ordered them thinking that they were great!  But they were back ordered until January, and now they are back ordered until March! 

I'm sure you are asking why not just take them out of the cribs and put them in a toddler bed?  They need containment still.  They would tear their room apart!  It would not be safe to leave them in a room unsupervised.  They would go nuts!  The Girlchick - we had to force her out of her crib, she would sit there happily hanging out.  But the boys - they feed off each other and egg each other on.  One does it then the other has to try and do it.  I would have to take everything out of the room and replace all of the outlets with covered plates for their room to be safe for them to be in alone.  Even if I anchored their furniture I would still have to remove their drawers.  If they can get into it they will.  Those baby locks that are supposed to keep kids from opening drawers and cabinets..... they have them figured out in about 10 mins.  This is all new to me and I'm struggling a little bit with it.  The Girlchick was SO mellow in comparison to the boys.  I think some of it is the whole boy thing, but some of it is just because there are two.  Like I said they feed off each other.  Plus they have no fear and are just plain crazy! 

People wonder why we don't take them out much away from the house - this is exactly why.  It is way too much work and stress to take them to a house that is not baby proof.  It is not fun for us to sit there the whole time chasing after them and telling them no, don't touch that, no leave that alone, no don't go in there.......  etc.  Does that sound like a good time to you?  Plus there is The Girlchick, she is only 6 and still requires attention/supervision.  She is pretty good, but still she is only 6, left to her own devices, she will get into stuff and trouble.  You know the saying curiosity killed the cat - especially true for our daughter in a new environment. 

Back to my original post - anyone have any ideas on keeping them in their cribs until their new tent beds get here in March?  March seems like it is SO far away!