New Problem

You know as a parent it seems like you figure out a solution to a problem then your kids just decide to do something new and unexpected…which creates yet another problem.  A funny example of this was back when we had the Christmas tree up.  The year before, I simply blocked off the tree area with all Luke’s largest toys.  It worked really well the first year I tried this, Luke would start going to the tree and then be distracted by one of his larger toys…like his dump truck.  But this last year, Luke and our baby girl worked together.  They soon figured out that they could move the “big” objects out of the way and then the tree was “fair game!”  I was constantly putting the toys back in place and telling the kids “no!”. 

Well, last Friday I talked to you all about Luke’s new “ultimate and perfect bed”.  It is great!!  But, like many situations, as in the Christmas tree example I gave above, our kids seem to find ways to create more problems and frustration. 

In Luke’s old bed, or crib, he would kick or rock and “creak” the bed and laugh.  It would often sound like “thunder”.  Well in his new “ultimate bed” he had to find a new noise to make.  After all he tried kicking his legs up and down, and that didn’t make any noise.  Then he sat and rocked back and forth, and that didn’t make any noise.  So Luke found something new.

I was in the garage last weekend, and I hear “Boom…Boom…Boom” and it wasn’t a “boom” like thunder…it was a “BOOM”…like the house was falling down.  I went inside to investigate and there was Luke hitting his feet on the wall.

You see, his new bed lays right next to the wall…it was like a “natural barrier”, this allowed us not to worry about putting slats on the other side of the bed.  Well…mommy wasn’t happy with that, the kicking that is….so after saying “no” many times to this…he seemed to stop.  I was wrong.

Now, kicking the wall was kind of funny…I have to admit…especially when you’re in the house and it feels like the rooms are shaking a little.  But the next thing Luke started…hasn’t been so funny.  The other day, not only did I hear “BOOM” again…but this time when I went to tell him to stop…I noticed it wasn’t his feet making the noise, but his head!!  Uugghhh!!  That is not good!!  What am I supposed to do about that? 

I am currently looking for some kind of padding to put on the wall behind his bed.  If anyone out there has any ideas on what to use, something affordable and not too big…let me know.  The video below is a time I caught Luke kicking the wall with his feet, it doesn’t seem as loud on video.