Big Boy Bed

The big boy beds arrived yesterday, or as Hudson calls it, his "boo bee bed." :) It was an exciting day! Hudson has been pretty excited about his firetruck room. After all, we've been talking about it forever! He was probably starting to wonder if it was really ever going to happen. For the occasion, we dressed like a fireman...

First climb on the bed...no biggie!

Check out this cute little stool. I found it on Etsy and I just think it's adorable!

We kept the crib in his room as well. I wasn't quite ready for him to move yet, BUT, I also had a feeling that once he saw the new bed, he would want to sleep in it, and I was so right. He wants nothing to do with the crib. Last night was the first night in the new bed. Joel and I watched the video monitor for about an hour to see what he would do (thank goodness for video monitors!!!). He only climbed out 3 times before finally falling asleep at the end of the bed, where the bed rails weren't there to keep him on the bed. Luckily, Joel was able to move him once he got in a deep sleep and he slept all night! He was so funny though when he climbed out each time. He knew he wasn't supposed to do it, and the minute he heard Joel coming up the stairs, he raced back into the bed and acted like he was asleep! That little stinker is already trying to outsmart us! This morning, he came downstairs at 6:15. We've got to work on that a bit! That is not going to work! He was very proud of himself though, and we were proud of him too. Night one was a success. It was a little bittersweet. He really is ready for the big boy bed (even though this Mama is NOT ready for it!).

Tonight, I grabbed the camera before we went upstairs because I wanted to get some pictures of him in his bed alone. He said, "Mommy, put the camera up" before we could even go upstairs. So, I decided not to fight that battle and put the camera up. Joel grabbed it though and snuck some pictures while we were reading books.

He took a little longer to go to sleep tonight, and actually, we had to put him in the crib for a bit, which he did not like at all! That is our new threat...if he climbs out of bed, he goes to the crib! He never listens the first time to ANYTHING, so of course, he climbed right out. He's back in his big boy bed now though and sleeping like a champ! Woo hoo!

I'll post more pictures of his room once it comes all together. My dad is doing some really fun paintings and we've got more stuff to hang and accessorize, and I need to get a new lamp, so it's very much still a work in progress. I think it's going to be really cute though!