Big Boy Bed

Two weeks ago we transitioned Henry from his crib to a big boy bed! Bill and I couldn't decide if it was the right thing but finally in a spur of the moment decision (big boy bed had been in the garage for weeks) we decided to just do it! We asked Henry if he wanted a big boy race car bed and he said yes so we started the process. Henry helped Bill take down the crib and set up his new bed. We realized once we had the new bed set up that it needed a twin mattress so Bill rushed out and got Henry a big boy mattress too. We topped it off with some race car sheets and Henry was in 7th heaven playing in the bed. We decided not to say anything to him about getting out and let him play in it all evening until bedtime.

First night was the roughest but he never got out. He just seemed a bit confused and was waking up every hour crying. We still considered it a success because he usully is up throughout the night and he never got out. His first nap was great. He played for 30 minutes and then proceeded to take a 3 hour nap! Ever since he has been doing great. He is sleeping through the night and last night he did an 11hour stretch of sleep which has not happened for soooo long!

Overall I know we got lucky but I kind of feel like with all of the sleep troubles we have had with this kiddo we deserved one easy transition! The only hard part now is resisting the urge to curl up next to him and cuddle!