The Big Boy Bed

After climbing out of the crib numerous times, we decided it was time to move Jackson to the big boy bed… which we needed to do by the end of the summer anyways it just happened a lot sooner!

First we moved all of the furniture out to Brooklyn's room so we could paint Jackson's. He was not happy about that!! He spent a few days on his mattress on the floor while we painted and let his room air out. The first nap was pretty rough.. I even tried laying down with him which just resulted in him body slamming on top of me, poking my eyes, and playing peek-a-boo. It was really hilarious but so not the point. So I finally had to let him cry it out. He slept about 45 minutes. That night he cried for maybe 5 minutes max and went to sleep. Each night got better and better! So then of course we had to move him to his bed and room (for future reference I would have done this all in one step but we HAD to paint).

The first night he cried a little then got up and beat down the door. He then fell asleep on the floor (broke my heart) but then got up and put himself to sleep in his bed! Success! Every night has gotten better to the point he doesn't even get out until the morning. He has been getting up pretty early but what's new?! For Jackson this was a pretty awesome transition! Now if we could just get him potty trained ;)

Bed: Pottery Barn Kids with one mattress (from Amazon) no box spring and on the lowest level (our bed has two)
Bumpers: Magic Bumpers from Amazon- these things are amazing! He can climb in and out but they keep him from falling out. And bonus you can easily travel with them.
We baby proofed the door knobs

He has a pillow in the bed but he doesn't actually sleep on it yet. And I'm too scared to actually put him under the sheets yet so he sleeps on top with his blankies and monkey.