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That's a hard one. Sounds like you're doing a great job and are doing all the things I would think of. Would he respond to some sort of reward for sleeping in the pack n play? What about sitting next to him while he falls asleep then moving further from him as he gets more comfortable? Or maybe getting him nearly asleep and then putting him in it just before he drops off totally. Just some ideas but my oldest (now nearly 2) was never able to really sleep in a port a cot at home or elsewhere without an awful lot of crying and waking but yet the youngest (4 months) has no problem. Hopefully your little one will just end up accepting it with consistency and perserverence by mum and dad but it certainly can be a difficult journey to get there. Good luck! Let me know how you go.

Hello, thank you both for the encouragement and great tips!  We are making progress, he's had 3 naps in 3 days in the pack n play at home, but there was a LOT of protesting too.  After his milk, instead of just kissing him and putting him into the bed (like I do with his crib), I would hold him longer and whisper to him before putting him down, kiss his stuffed toy, and leave the room crossing my fingers.  The first 2 days, he cried, then fell asleep. Today though, he went down without fussing and slept a full nap!  Tomorrow we are going to grandma's in the afternoon, and I may ask her to put him down while I take a walk, to see if that helps.   And letting him play in that room is a great idea, indeed it's not such a familiar place yet. 

I know he'll be in great hands with his grandma, but somehow I still can't help being a bit nervous!!!  I'll keep you posted. Thank you!  Fareeda