Big Boy Bed!

We may be crazy, but with some encouragement from Joshua's pediatrician and many friends we have taken the plunge of putting Joshua in his "big boy bed"! The pediatrician suggested having Joshua in his toddler bed by the time he was two and a half. It's not that I didn't think Joshua could handle it and it's not like I'm trying to keep him a baby, the truth is I just wasn't sure if I was ready to give up the freedom the crib gives me! No worries of him playing in his room or destroying his room, just stick him in the crib and walk away! But he's almost two and half and it was time for a change. Since Joshua's behavior issues have been drastically improving and he has been going down for naps and night time very easily I figured this was good time to try the toddler bed. Now mind you this isn't a ton different than what it used to be since we just took the front of his crib off and replaced it with a bedrail that's only a few inches shorter, but he now knows he can get in and out of it by himself. Last night was his first night and he never got out, although it did take him a while to settle down and go to sleep - perhaps he was just too excited about his new bed. This afternoon was the real test at nap time! He actually tried to get out a couple of times, but before his feet could even hit the ground he pulled his body fully back onto his bed. It's like he knew we were sitting there watching him on the video monitor and he was just teasing us! So far so good, but it's only been a day! We'll give this a while before we move to the next step and get rid of the bedrail all together.