Big Boy Bed

This is the bed without the toddler rail, which we decided to put on. (small steps please, probably more for me as his Mom than for him, but I like to say it is for the both of us)

He couldn't hold back his excitement, he couldn't wait for it to all be finished.

He just had to climb in, which made the process of re-assembly for Shane a bit more difficult, but all the excitment Corin had was fun to watch.

Checking out how this new bed works. He had to try it out MANY times.


Good Night!

When we purchased Corin's crib we decided to go for a convertable one, so when a toddler bed was needed we didn't have to purchase another bed. So, we have finally converted it to the toddler bed and Corin is no longer in a crib. I bet some of you are gasping that Corin, being that he is almost 3yrs old was still in a crib and there are some reasons to this, mainly due to me and not him. Shane and I have been talking about doing it for a while and we just never got around to doing it since it didn't seem like that big of a priority. But the main reason is that I was feeling that he wasn't going to nap if he had free access outside of his crib and thought keeping him contained would be better. He's the first child so it is all new and experimental for us. I also had friends say that it wasn't a big deal and to leave him in a crib as long as possible, so why not? It wasn't hurting anything at the present time until recently and the main push to get it done. Corin has started napping on and off for a few weeks, I never know if it will be a nap day or a non-nap day even when the days schedule is pretty much the same and getting out and running errands or playing hard doesn't seem to affect it; Corin sets the nap schedule. So, on those non nap days, he started jumping in his crib. I'm not talking about a few bounces, I'm talking about full on, major jumping. It was driving me crazy!! I can't exactly say what about it was driving me so crazy except for that I thought he was doing to damage his crib and I didn't want anything to break or for him to hurt himself. No, he didn't climb out, well once he did but never again. The mattress lowers, so it was hard for him to get out. So, even though I wanted him to take a nap, it was more of a stress on me for him to be in his room jumping around in his crib like a crazy monkey (singing "No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" didn't help) So, the crib came down! He was SO excited that he got a "new" big boy bed! He calls it new, probably because it is different looking than his crib and also he can access it all by himself. He was so excited to watch Shane take it down and put up the toddler rail, but I think the most fun for him was the ability to climb into it all on his own and take ownership over his bed. He LOVES it and wants to "sleep" on it all day long. Nap time is still the same, he will nap somedays and not the others, and there is still a bit of jumping (at least that is what I sometimes think I hear, but there is more to do than jump, so it doesn't go on for very long) but I feel less stressed about it. I have come to the mindset that it is happening and to let it be and not to get worked up about the noise coming from upstairs, that I can still have my down time as well. There are quieter toys in his room for him to play with and so it has become more of a rest time instead. He is fairly good about staying in his room and playing if he isn't going to sleep, there is some complaining that I hear, of course, I figure it wouldn't be normal without it. Bed time is actually better, which I was worried about. I thought since he knew he could get out and had toys to play with that he would, but he has surprised me. This could be the fact that he hasn't taken a nap so he is exhausted, which after rest time I do see the effects of, which can cause a bit of frustration for the later afternoon and evening. I haven't found him asleep, yet, on the floor in the mornings. He is always in his bed in some position or another and hasn't fallen out either. He does wake up EARLY, but I just leave him in there to play and he does for a little bit than climbs back in bed and falls asleep til 8:00AM, which has been a normal wake up time for him since the beginning (after an early AM meal when he was an infant) He as never been an early bird, which I am grateful for, since I am not either. When was in his crib he would wake up early, but than fall back asleep (no jumping at that time).

So, that is the whole story of Corin getting into his BIG BOY BED! =0)



Corin already for bed for his first night in his "new"big boy bed!
It was an exciting step for our little boy, he is growing up.




A CRAZY THOUGHT OF MINE:

One of the first thoughts I had when I was taking pictures of this event was, "He doesn't have one a cute outfit" He did have on a cute outfit during the day, but with a diaper leakage and being messy at dinner time this was the result of what I put on him afterwards. So, guess it is my own fault as to what he is wearing, since I'm the one that picks out his clothes for the day, or as in the case of today what other items of clothing he'll be wearing. I know, crazy of me, but I do like to have him wearing cute clothes when I take pictures of him and I do take TONS of pictures. But, I got over it because capturing it was more important than the clothes he was wearing.