Big Boy Bed

For the first time tonight we tucked Sammy into a bed instead of his crib. Yes, it is very sad, but it had to be done. I am a big supporter of keeping your kid in a crib for as long as you can, and Daniel did not graduate to a bed until a couple of months after three, but it was definitely time for Sammy.

For awhile Sammy has been able to climb out of his crib, but he would only do it when someone was in the room with him (at least I think so). But this morning when I gathered his animals and blankets from the crib I uncovered a small fleet of Lego planes. 'Uh, Sammy... where did you get these toys?' I asked since I knew he did not take them into the crib with him. Sammy then went on to explain how he had climbed out of his crib, got the from the desk and then climbed back into the crib. My heart sank as I realized it was finally 'time'.

After nap we pulled out Daniel's old Spongbob toddler bed and set it up. After book reading Sammy told Dan the he didn't need rock-a-bye, a nighttime ritual when we rock him while singing Rock-a-bye Baby and then put him in his crib. He walked into his room, climbed into bed, we tucked him in, said good night and closed the door.

I guess my little baby is a big boy now. I can't believe that we are done with that crib. Was it really five years ago that we first bought that crib for our first child? How did my babies grow up so fast?

I just peeked in a Sammy and thankfully he was asleep on the bed, not on the floor or in the crib with no mattress. We put a baby lock on the door handle so he can't get out, but it will be interesting tomorrow morning when he wakes up to freedom. I am a little scared. Naptime will be a whole different story.

So Sammy is out of his crib and boy am I in a lot of trouble.