Big Boy Bed

I decided the whole toddler bed idea was not going to work out for Noah.  I decided to just make the move to a big boy bed.  So, last week, Pottery Barn arrives to deliver Noah’s super cute full size bed. Noah was pretty excited about it, and as soon as the mattress was on, he closes himself in his room, and proceeds to jump on the bed. I wash his shiny and new sheets and intentionally do not come up with a game plan for bedtime. I decide to just wing it. Bedtime arrives and surprisingly after about 30 minutes of begging Daddy to stay in bed with him, Momma puts the kibosh on it, and Noah falls asleep alone in his big boy bed. Guardrail is on backorder, so I surround the bed with his old crib mattress and pillows.  Turns out it was a total rookie mistake not picking up a backup guardrail.  At 11:34, as I was just about to fall asleep, I hear a loud noise over the monitor. I head to Noah’s room and find him sitting up on the crib mattress on the floor. Luckily, he falls right back asleep once I put him in the bed. I toy with the idea of spending the night with him, pretty sure he will just fall out again.  Instead, I decide to pick up guardrails in the morning and let him spend the rest of the night in his crib. 

The next night, I still have no guardrails, but I push one side of the bed against his crib (which is still in the room), and put his crib mattress on the floor near the other.  I decide to wait out the PB guardrail, due in next week.  He goes down so easily and sleeps the whole night without falling out.  He is up bright and early - 5:45 AM.  I can hear him through the monitor getting out of bed, and then the monitor goes silent, and I can hear him padding through the house.  I call his name, and he comes to our room.  So far, the last few nights have been more of the same.  Still no guardrail, but hasn't fallen out again.  Yay!  He is going to bed really well.  He is sleeping all night.  But, he is waking up super early.  I guess I can get used to the super early.  We may have to have a discussion about the sun and staying in bed until it comes up.  But, all in all we are so proud of our little man, and his super smooth transition into his big boy bed.

 Loving his new big boy bed.

  How little is Noah is his big bed?!?  To be cotinued with cuter pictures, since still waiting on the rest of his bedding and some painting to be done.