In April, Weston started putting his leg over the side of the crib, so that meant it was time to get out of the crib. That's always been our cue to switch them out - as soon as the leg starts going over the side, they're done.
Even though he's only about 21 months, we knew he could make the transition. (Owen was out of the crib at about 18 months.) He was pretty excited to have a bit more freedom. We just pulled the mattress from the crib and put it on the floor. Right now, he's scrunched in the corner between the end of Owen's bed and the wall. He seems to like still having "walls" around him. He does pretty well at night when it's dark and his brothers are all in bed too. The afternoon nap is the challenge, since he's not confined in his crib "trap". Lately, I've been driving to pick up Jared from school, because Weston falls asleep in the car and usually makes the transition to his bed. Sometimes I can close the door to the room and he'll take a nap. And sometimes he won't nap.
Anyway, this is the 1st time we haven't had the crib up in about 8 years. It was a little weird only having "big boys" in their beds and no babies in the crib!
You'll notice that Weston likes to sleep with a baseball mitt - his new security item. Too much baseball going on this year!
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Smart new bed!! I'll have to remember that one. We bought a twin bed on Craigslist that was a top bunk- so it has a higher railing all around. It is like a bigger but shorter crib and Lucas loves it. But he can climb out- but glad he can't roll off.
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