And so it begins...with only 6 weeks until this baby joins us we know that our time to transfer Max from the crib into a big boy bed has come. So on Saturday we rearranged the boys room to make space for Max. Travis tried to convince me that we should just buy a toddler bed and a bunch of tubs for his clothes, but I really wanted Max to have a place in our home...not just a make shift spot. So after purchasing a mattress, bunkboard, and rails he now has a place. I also scored an awesome dresser at Ikea for $75...I will post pictures...we haven't put it together yet!
So last night was his first official night. Oh BOY!! Can I just say how much the anticipation of new changes stresses me out! We started the "into bed" process around 7pm. He cried for a bit but got really quite about 20 minutes later. I thought "there is NO WAY it is going to be this easy!" and...it wasn't. He didn't cry mind you, but he was laying on the floor or in his bed until almost 9:15pm. I guess I should be grateful that it wasn't hours of crying, but it took him FOREVER to fall asleep. Once he was asleep we were able to put the boys to bed. Then around 4am he woke up disoriented and unsure of where he was. Travis got up and layed next to him for a while and thought he was asleep, but he wasn't and started to cry. This woke up Noah and Zach. So we decided to plop him into the crib for the rest of the night so that the boys could go back to sleep.
Wish us luck tonight with round #2...
4 months ago
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Here is some excellent advice my older sister gave me when I was getting ready to put my first child in their big boy bed.. "Take down the crib, if you have it to fall back on you will and it will take a lot longer to transfer them over. Once you commit,commit!" I thought that was great advice and it was hard but it worked great, she is a great older sister! ;)
BTW his bed looks cute!
Cute place for Max! Your rooms are so big!! I hope it gets easier for you. After struggling for the last year with Mira, I'm not the best one to give encouraging words, but hopefully you'll have better luck!! Is that little babe coming in only 6 weeks?!? Crazy!
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