Sleeping Arrangements

We're going to St. Croix with my in-laws for vacation very soon and while we're there, we are renting a condo. We had the choice to rent a 2-bedroom condo that had a Pack N' Play in it or, for only $200 more, a 3-bedroom condo that did not have a Pack N' Play. I really didn't want to spend my entire vacation sharing a room with Ian and so we opted to rent the 3-bedroom condo . But we didn't want to have to schlep our own Pack N' Play to St. Croix because we are already going to have to deal with the car seat, stroller and scuba diving gear. And there was no option of renting a Pack N'Play while there. So we got creative and found the "Peapod" online. It got good reviews and we thought we would try it out. It looks like this:

And it folds up like a dream and is actually quite small and light compared to the Pack N'Play. So we opened it yesterday morning in Ian's room and let him get accustomed to it and play with it. He wouldn't go in it until I climbed in there first, but after he realized he was safe, he was jumping in and out on his own. And we decided that it would be good for everyone involved if we put him to bed in it before vacation. So last night we put him to bed in the Peapod and after a little crying (he usually doesn't cry at all), he went to bed and slept until 5:15 am! Totally exciting. We'll be putting him to bed in the Peapod for the rest of the week so that when we finally get to St. Croix on Saturday night, he'll have familiar surroundings in which to sleep.

The other great thing about this product is that it offers UV Protection and so we can also use it on the beach if Ian wants some shade or a nice place to nap outside.