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A few minutes ago, Aidan climbed out of his crib for the first time ever. We are still amazed.

We just got back from vacation. We figured he would have a little trouble getting to sleep since he's been sleeping in a twin bed (with a bed rail) for the last week. He was fast asleep when Paul put him in his crib, but he woke up soon thereafter. We decided to let him cry it out for a few minutes before going up and checking on him.

As we sat downstairs in the living room, we noticed that his crying seemed to get not just louder, but closer. We quickly went upstairs to discover that he had climbed out of his crib via the bar stool which he used to shimmy down to the floor. He was crawling around near the closed gate at the top of the staircase crying.

We've removed the breathable bumper around the crib (Paul thinks he used it to give him a boost.) And, we've moved the bar stool and the steps I use when I place Aidan in the crib. Tomorrow, we'll trying lowering the crib to the last notch left. However, I think it may be time to turn the crib into a daybed for our new-found daredevil.