New Beds

Saturday was a big day for our boys, as they both moved into new beds. We bought Eddie a toddler bed and moved Peter into the crib. They have both adjusted so well-Peter with absolutely no problems. Eddie was a touch sad to see Peter in his old bed, but he is so excited about his new "train bed" (that is what he calls it because of the train sheets he picked out) that it's been okay. He went in his room many times a day for the first few days just to look at his new bed. He had us admire it, too. Of course he is getting out of bed several times at bedtime, but, if I praise every positive moment, he stays in bed in order to please me. It's way nice to have him get up by himself each morning, though we wish he would sleep past 6:30 a.m.! Only one night so far has he gotten out of bed in the night, and he did it twice. When he got to our room and saw we were asleep, he just sat in the doorway; he didn't know what to do. Having him come in our room in the middle of the night has actually been a fear of mine. The idea of waking up in the middle of the night in a dark room with a child, even my child, next to my bed kinda freaks me out. I have had trouble going to sleep because of this fear, and I've had multiple nightmares about it. I think it's an idea you just have to get used to, knowing that you could wake up anytime and have someone standing by your bed. Anyway, it's really fun to see them grow and make these changes!

Both Eddie and Peter "helped" Daddy build the bed!
Enjoying the new bed
Pretending to sleep
Playing in the new bed
It's so fun in here!