Well!! It was a success!!!! I set up the video monitor in my room and watched him as he slept. Creepy I know lol He slept for 1 hour and 45 minutes (longest yet!) and when he woke up, he hung out quietly in his playpen for a bit - no crying. Then after about 15 minutes, he tried to climb out. I went over the speaker, and gently said he was not allowed to climb out. I think it freaked him out a bit cause the only place I could place the monitor was in my closet lol but he sat down and then I took that opportunity to go in and praise him for having a good nap and still being in his playpen!!
Just wanted to announce that success after all my whining yesterday! lol