Big Boy Bed

I now have a 30-month-old.  That's two-and-a-half.  And he is the best sleeper known to man - at least three hours during the day and at least ten (though usually more like eleven or twelve) at night.  Taking away his binky threw a kink in his sleeping patterns for a week or so, but we eventually reestablished his rock star sleep status.  So what did we do? We decided it was time for a big boy bed.  But before I get too into that, can we have a moment for his nursery?

So sweet.  But it was time.  We began to check around about getting a bed and found that a friend who lives a few streets over had an extra twin bed that she would happily give us.  It is super nice and barely used and we were THRILLED to get it!  So the frame, box springs, and mattress (deep pocket pillow top...nicer than ours!), were free!  We did purchase a plastic mattress cover and a mattress pad.

I had a set of sheets and a comforter from our old house in Lawrence that just happen to match perfectly, so the only other thing was figuring out how to make the room safe for our son while we weren't in it with him.  He has never played in his room - it's always been for sleeping.  So we made some changes.  We decided to leave the crib in the room temporarily and push it up against his bed, so that it and the walls provided protection if he were to roll around.  We also removed the book shelf and placed his books and toys in crates on the floor.

We also bought a gate for the doorway, so that if he happens to wake up before me in the morning (not likely), or if he were to get up in the middle of the night, he can't accidentally trip down the stairs.  So our total cost for converting our nursery into a big-boy bedroom was $30 for the mattress cover, mattress pad, and gate!  But the really good news is that he loves it.  We haven't quite figured naps out yet, but last night he climbed up into his big boy bed, got his covers, his froggy, his teddy bear, his fox, and his binky (he still says it's broken and still likes to hold it, but that's fine by us!), and we prayed and he said "Night night Mommy.  Night night Daddy. I love you."  And that was it.  I figured we be up there at least a few more times, but nope!  I got home at 7:45 this morning to find him sitting in his bed reading some books.

I love this kid!