Jenna Bush Hager says her four-year-old son still sleeps in his crib
While most kids seemingly can’t get out of their cribs fast enough, TODAY host Jenna Bush Hager says her four-year-old son Hal has no desire to make the switch to a bed made for big kids. On a recent episode of the morning news show, Bush Hager noted: “Hal is still in his crib. At some point do I need to move him out?”
The mom of three was noshing on some popcorn from a perfectly themed Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour popcorn bucket with co-host Hoda Kotb, when the two were dishing about picking up after their kids. (Relatable!) Bush Hager seemingly finds it challenging to balance her desire to be super organized with the inherent chaos of her family, admitting that she doesn’t “want to be the mom that’s like ‘pick up your stuff!” adding, “Which I am.”
Kotb replied: “You are. Well, we all are that.”
Bush Hager shared that she feels she’s “rubbed off” on her husband, Henry Chase Hager, but it seems she’s still working on some of her kids. Calling daughter Poppy, 8, “very organized,” she joked of Mila, 10, “not so much.”
Then she dropped the reveal that Hal hasn’t yet left his nest. “It’s normal, right?”
Kotb and the viewing audience all said “No!” to which Bush Hager added: “It’s normal to have a four-year-old, your last child, nicely in his crib where he feels safe, right?”
When Kotb asked what happens when Hal needs to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, Jenna responded, “He didn’t need to. But if he ever had an accident, then it happens in his crib.” (Hey, NBD!)
It seems Bush Hager has tried to make the transition, with Hal having the sweetest response to her plans: “Not this Christmas, but next Christmas.”
“He wants to be like a kindergartener in his crib,” she quipped. “Anyway, to each their own!”
For her part, Kotb had the opposite experience. She shared that in 2018, her daughter Haley lifted her leg over the side of the crib in an attempt to make an escape. Kotb spotted the moment from her baby monitor, exclaiming: “She is scaling the crib!”
There’s nothing wrong with Hal doing things on his own time, especially if he still feels safe and secure inside his crib and isn’t risking injury by trying to escape. He’ll make the move eventually — no need to rush him if he’s not ready, right?
