Bye Bye Crib

Here's a picture of our little man waking up in his crib for the last time before switching to his big bed. Ever since he turned 3 months old he has slept about 12 hours per night without a fuss. So, we were in no hurry to switch him to a bed. We planned to have our 2nd baby in a bassinet until around October, and figured we would just switch Cass then. However, last weekend he became very interested in the queen sized bed in the guestroom. We have also noticed those long skinny legs have been getting caught between the rails in his crib a lot lately, so decided it was time to make the switch. Last night was the first night. He was so excited when he saw us moving the bed and putting it up in his room, and he went down and went to sleep just like normal, and slept solidly until 7 AM! We were surprised it was that easy. His nap this afternoon was a different story - he climbed out of bed twice - the second time I heard him get out of bed, open and shut his door, and I found him standing at the gate at the top of the stairs holding a teddy bear with a big smile on his face. Fortunately, after putting him back to bed (a second time), he took his nap.