Big Boy Bed

It has been a big week in the Nowlin household. Case has officially moved into his "big boy room" and has been sleeping in his big boy bed. I'd say it's quite the accomplishment but it makes me so sad I could just ball. I wish I could figure out some way to stop the time from flying by...it's killing me. How can it be that he's not a baby anymore????

We've had his new room set up for about a month now, but he's just been playing in it and sleeping back in his old room during naps and at night. But we convinced him to start napping in his big boy bed last weekend but we had planned to start the full nighttime transition when I returned home from my work trip to Ohio. Much to my surprise in my hotel room one morning last week, James texted me with a pic of Case waking up in his big boy bed and I couldn't believe it. I had been fully anticipating an all out battle at night, but James said he had asked to sleep in it and the rest is history. It's been a breeze. I had dreaded it for nothing. Case even said he's giving his crib to Emery. We shall see if he remains so sweet upon her arrival! :)

Now, I had planned to buy one of those hideous guard rails that keeps him from rolling off the bed, but James insisted that it wasn't necessary and that he needed to learn not to roll off, so we've done without and just put a blanket on the floor and he's only fallen off once. It was rather uneventful. I just went in and found him on the floor and he got right back up in bed and went back to sleep.

Case, we are so proud of you!