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After our last Disney trip where Mikey slept in his own bed with bedrails we realized that maybe just maybe he was ready for the big boy bed at home. We had ordered bed rails for our crib but once I opened the box I realized I did indeed order bed rails but its to make it a full size bed, not a toddler bed. So I had to go back to Babies R Us and order the toddler conversion kit which all that is is a small bed rail for the front of the crib. Well that piece arrived last Thursday and I went to pick it up during my lunch break on Friday. Brought it home and installed it super quickly. It was THAT easy!

I was so excited to get Mikey home that afternoon so that he could see his new bed. He was SOOOOOOOOOOOO excited when he saw it. He immediately climbed into bed and hung out in bed for a good 10 minutes. Of course as soon as I go to get my camera to snap a pic he gets up. Go figure! The true test was bed time that night, I was totally prepared for a battle. That’s mainly why I insisted on starting the transition on a Friday because at least I’d have the entire weekend to work with him. Well he completely surprised me, he climbed into bed and laid down with no issues. He stayed asleep the entire night too.

The next morning I heard him stirring in bed over the monitor, yes I still use the monitor! I then heard a loud noise and thought for sure he got out of his room. So I got up to see where he was. He was still in his room and still in bed. He had NO desire to get out of bed either and the only way I could coax him out was with telling him I’d get him some milk.

The rest of the weekend went fabulously too. I hope none of this is a fluke and that he was truly ready to be transitioned to the toddler bed. I’m so proud of my big boy.