Big Boy Bed

Today we decided that it was time for Kyler to start learning how to stay in a big boy bed, so we took off the traditional crib railing and replaced it with the "toddler bed rails". As soon as I was finished putting it together I brought Kyler in the room to show him his new bed. When he caught a glimpse of it, he immediately got a huge grin on his face and raced over to it to practice climbing in and out. He was in love! He could easily get up and down with out any trouble. Had I done the right thing, or would we have a little munchkin wandering about the house throughout the entire night? Oh great!

When it was nap time, we went into his bedroom and I placed him in the bed as usual. As soon as I turned my back to leave the room, he was right there behind me. Again, I picked him up and put him right back into his bed, kissed him goodnight and went to leave the room. But there he was - right behind me again. We did this about 5 more times before he realized that he needed to stay in his bed. Once he realized that it was not a game we had SUCCESS!

First nap in my big boy bed!

He slept his entire nap without even getting up or falling out.

Tonight for bedtime we did our normal routine (brushed teeth, read a story, gave kisses and got into bed) and Kyler only got out of his bed once. Now that he is watching sugar plums dance in his head, we can only hope we don't hear a "thump in the night"!