New Toddler Bed!
Well, we broke down and bought a toddler bed this morning for K. He has been giving us a horrible time at bed time....he has been jumping up and down in his crib screaming and yelling for "Mommy" and then after a while "Dada"....he often does it for an hour at a time(can we say strong willed!)! Then last night he started getting out of his crib. He wouldn't just put his leg over the crib and climb out safely, he would just flip himself over head first....VERY dangerous. M had to sit in his room until he fell asleep to make sure he was safe. So, we talked and prayed for awhile last night and first thought we should just get one of those crib tents, but I read mixed reviews about them and plus I think it would freak K out...being zipped up in his crib. So, we decided to get a toddler bed and do battle if we had to! He was so excited about his "Big Boy" bed, he now looks at the crib and says "baby" (it is still in his room, just in case)! There are a few positives about having a toddler bed....instead of the crib tent. It is good he can't jump up and down anymore, because that just riled him and made it almost impossible for him to fall asleep. Plus we are able to set clear boundaries...he can not get out of his bed. It is also nice I can just sit on the floor and rub his back until he gets groggy, and then leave and know he is safe. The true test will be night time though...we are hopefully ready for whatever happens and happy he can't hurt himself getting out of the toddler bed.
It is sad to see him in a bed....he is getting too big, too fast!
Sweet Dreams, we HOPE!
K loves his room!
And new bed!
3 comments:
How cute! Good luck! When we fist put Noah in his toddler bed, he was too scared to get out! Ahh, the good old days... :)
K is getting so big. I can't believe he is ready for a big boy bed! Hope the big boy bed work out.
He looks like such a big boy!! I am glad he did so well on naptime and I hope bedtime was smooth. It seems like a very wise move on your part to make the switch.
I'll have to look into that cd set - Daniel and I listen to everything like that we can get our hands on - from people we trust anyways!!
Thank God for gates... right!!! :)
Containment can be a VERY good thing.
-Andrea
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