My big boy!

While on vacation at my parent's house, William decided he was ready for a "big boy bed." Michael and I had very little to do with this decision as William simply refused to sleep in the pack 'n play. I had firmly believed that he should be in the crib until well after two years old (Sarah Kate was almost 3). I believed this in spite of the fact that he had climbed out of his crib on at least 3 occasions. After one restless night of screaming in the pack 'n play at my parent's house, we decided to let him sleep in my brother's bed with a safety rail (my mom was so prepared). He slept through the night and continued to sleep well in the bed for the rest of the visit. Upon returning home, we got the toddler bed out and William grabbed his puppy and "Kiki" and didn't look back. The next day he was extremely proud wanting to "hang out" in his bed even when it wasn't nap time. Today I purchased some car/truck sheets and a pillowcase which William helped put on. This week Michael will take down the crib and I definitely feel nostalgic as we no longer have a baby in the house.