Big Boy Bed

Today, we hit a major milestone. The crib is gone and in its place is a real big boy bed. It is bittersweet. Along with the crib, we had to move the glider out of his room, which makes me nostalgic and a little sad. For 3 years we've used it every day, either nursing in the beginning, and later reading bedtime stories every night. Now, bedtime stories will be read to Noah in bed. There just wasn't enough room in his little room for the big boy bed and the glider. But, the room looks great. Darren and I put "wallies" up on the wall behind it that match the bedspread. It finally feels like there's more personality to that room.

Now... the question is how will Noah do in the bed tonight. He has been quite conflicted about moving to the big boy bed. We bought it several months ago, but it has been sitting in boxes in the foyer and then the spare bedroom for all that time. So, we've been talking about the big boy bed for a while. Sometimes he would say he wants his big boy bed, but mostly he would say that he still wants his crib. He napped with Darren in our bed today, and when he woke up--cranky-- he was very upset about the big boy bed and especially about the wallies. He kept telling me to take the stickers off his wall. But then he decided he liked them, so hopefully that is what prevails. And, hopefully he won't get in the habit of jumping on the bed.