Big Boy Bed

Charlie has officially graduated from his crib into a toddler bed! I am so proud of our big boy and can't believe how easy the transition was.


I had not planned to move him for a few more months because I was so afraid that he would be up all night and be getting out of his bed constantly. Jack still wakes up at least once a night, and Charlie was also waking up a few times a week screaming. I really just did not want to add anything else to my plate. There is only so much that make-up can do for this tired momma.


It all happened because Jack's crib broke. We had to take the mattress out, and it was just leaning against the crib in his nursery. One day, I brought it into Charlie's room and asked him if he would like to try to sleep on it like a big boy. I told him that it was just like his crib, and he had to wait for a grown up before he got out. That was it. The little guy slept peacefully through the night and called for me in the morning when he woke up.


Honestly, I thought it was a fluke at first. There was just no way it was going to be this easy to get him out of the crib. But, the nights that followed were just as successful. We let him sleep on the mattress on the floor for a couple of weeks before making the big switch. This past weekend, we removed the railing from his crib and converted it into a toddler bed.


Charlie loves his new bed and has slept better in these last few weeks than he has in months. I love the fact that I can cuddle with him before he goes to sleep (even though Nick has dropped subtle hints that I might be pushing the weight limit on the bed). We are both so very proud of Charlie for sleeping in his big boy bed!