big girl (day)bed

Some of y'all may know that we have been talking about making the transition from the crib to a big girl bed. The intent behind purchasing the crib that we did was so that we could get full use out of its function--from crib to toddler bed to full bed. There are definitely those children out there who aren't contained by their cribs for very long at all and the toddler bed is a critical part of their bedroom furniture. Thankfully, Jordan is very content in her crib. A few weeks ago, though, she hiked her leg up on the top of it like it was nobody's business. That sort of sparked this whole conversation. We finally decided that we would just skip the toddler bed and go straight to the full bed. Why have to do 2 transitions? Well, there are a few things at play here. #1--there is a conversion kit that needs to be ordered from Babies R Us that provides the side rails to connect the head and foot board. #2--a full size bed, box springs and appropriate bedding need to be purchased for said bed. So, we've left things in standby mode as we figure out the best way to make all that happen.

This week, however, we got a note home from school that Jordan was climbing the fence at school. And she's been climbing or attempting to climb most anything she comes in contact with! She can now easily climb up on our bed (it used to take her a minute to get the right footing and something on the bed to grip). She can also climb right up onto the barstools in the kitchen. So, this morning, we decided to go for it and convert her crib to a toddler bed. At first, Jordan was very excited. Then as we started taking her friends out of the bed and her mattress out of the bed, she was singing a different tune! But, we made it through and in the end Jordan happily helped each of her friends climb into the bed. "Jazmyn, put your feet here and then use your arms to p-u-s-h yourself up!"

Nap time today put a whole new perspective on why we have a video monitor. It was so interesting to watch her experiment with the freedom to get in and out of bed. She did put her feet on the ground a time or 2, but fairly quickly decided to curl up and go to sleep. Even when she woke up, she stayed in her bed and called for us--like usual. Kenneth and I were both pleasantly surprised...

The best affirmation we got on our decision was late this afternoon...Jordan was downstairs playing and she looked at Kenneth and told him that she wanted to go get in her bed and lay down, but not go to sleep because she LOVES her big girl bed! What else can you ask for?!?