Yes, I have finally made that big decision in Zachary's life - the move to the big boy bed! Its amazing how such a simple thing can take so much time and deliberation! Jason has been traveling a lot lately, and I unfortunately had to make this transition by myself - being that he is gone almost every weekend for work!
I had heard the horror stories - parents waiting outside of their children's bedrooms, constantly having to go into their child's room to place them back in their bed. Kids getting up all the time, at night, in the middle of the night, when they woke up in the morning.
So how did I know Zachary was ready? No, he was not climbing out of his crib if that is what you are thinking. In fact, Zachary knew how to get out of his crib - but he never tried unless we were standing next to him, and his response was 'Zachy do it'. His crib was not even on the lowest setting.
Approximately two weeks before the transition, I noticed that when we put him to bed, even if he was crying or wanted to stay up, he would lay down, and not move - doing his crying while watching his fish. I knew that if I didn't do it now - my window may close. Full intention was to buy a rail for the crib - but to be honest, it was not much more expensive than to just by a bed - so that is what I did.
Night 1: Laid down, never moved, never woke up, never got out
Morning 1: He stayed in his bed until I came into his room, bounced around, then decided it was time to get up. He then told me that he just slept in a big boy bed like a big boy!
Day 2: Repeat Night 1 and morning 1
So obviously, I did something right - and Zachary was clearly ready! He picked out his own sheets, and every time during the day, he wants to go upstairs and play in his room on his new bed. He is actually very proud of himself!
Next, my child's social calendar!
Thank goodness I now have a job where I don't work weekends, because we have had a birthday party every weekend for three weeks in a row. This week - Nathans 3rd birthday at little gym. Zachary had so much fun!
Anytime he can play with a balloon, a bouncy mat and a parachute, you will see a smile on his face! But our favorite part about birthday parties??
Birthday Cake!! Nathan had a really cool cake too - a total 'Cars' theme - like the movie. I realized the other night while Zachary and I were watching Disney's Pixar Short films, that he really likes the characters from that movie. Now I just need to find it so he can watch it.
So, as you can see, very very busy! Jason is traveling lots, so I have been getting a lot of great quality time with Zachary. Its funny to see how different he acts when he is alone with me vs. when Jason is home too. My little angel :)
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