Toddler Bed Update - We're All In

We made the conversion.  I stayed home on Friday and got the room ready.  The whole process was bittersweet.  On one hand, I was really excited to get the room done so I could see the kids' faces.  And, I'm so proud of them for hitting this milestone.

But, it made me sad too.  As I tore down the cribs, I couldn't help but think about everything we've been through so far.  The first time they slept in the cribs, the first time they pulled up and I found them standing,  the excitement of picking out the cribs when I was still pregnant.  I got a little teary eyed.  I guess, in a way, I was letting go of my "babies".

Here's the bedding that I decided on.  Kendall's is on the left and has red & yellow dots and Chris' is on the right with navy and light blue dots.  I'm so happy with it and it goes perfectly with the room decor so I didn't have to change a thing!

I brought the kids home from school and immediately took them up to the room.  I've been talking to them about their "big kid beds" for almost 2 weeks but I wasn't really getting any reaction so I didn't know if they understood what would happen.

When they walked in, their faces lit up and they both ran to their beds and jumped in!  They were SO excited.  I let them play for about 15 minutes and they just kept climbing in and out of their beds and then they would run to the other bed and climb in and look at each other.  Oh, and the giggling!

I told them we had to go back downstairs for dinner but they didn't want to leave their room.  I finally got them down the stairs and for the rest of the evening, they both kept saying "Night night?". 

When bedtime finally came, we stuck to our normal routine and took them up about 30 minutes early.  It took an extra hour before they finally settled down.  They were so excited and just did not want to lay down.  By 8:30, they were both asleep.  I didn't know what to expect but was prepared for a restless night.

At 9:30, Kendall woke up screaming.  When I got to their room, she was sitting in bed.  I don't know if she had a bad dream or woke up and didn't know where she was but she was so scared.  I got her calmed down after 10 minutes but wasn't sure if she would want to get back in bed.  I walked over and asked if she was ready and my little trooper said "yes" in her little girl voice and went back to sleep in her big girl bed.

At 11:30, Christopher woke up.  DH got him and 10 minutes later, he was back to sleep in his big boy bed.

They both woke up at 5:30 yesterday morning which is a little earlier than normal. 

Round 2 happened yesterday at naptime and that didn't go quite as well.   2 attempts and we only got a 40 minute nap squeezed in before leaving for their cousin's birthday party.   They just wouldn't stay in the beds. 

The kids fell asleep on the way home last night and I knew they'd be exhausted so we put them in their PJs before we got in the car.  Easy transfer to the beds and they were out!

Christopher did wake up at 4:00 this morning and DH got up with him.  At 6:00, I looked at the monitor and saw DH laying on the floor between the beds.  He said it was the only way he could get Chris to sleep.

Naptime today happened at 11:30am and it only took about 10 minutes.  I was able to tuck them in and leave the room this time without them getting out of the beds at all.

I think we're making progress.  Let's hope it continues and we get a good night's sleep before work and school tomorrow.

Here's some pics of the finished room.  I took them with my iPhone so the quality isn't great:

And, since it's been awhile.  Here's some pics of my "big kids":