toddler bed transition

We have been pretty busy around here lately - hence the lack of blog posts! Ethan has made a big boy transition to a toddler bed and we are at the start of week 5 of the big change. We took off the rail of his crib and put up a guard rail - the first time he saw this he jumped in his bed and was so excited! This made us hopeful the transition would go okay...

And so far, it has, for the most part. After doing a lot of reading on how to make the transition I decided the best thing to try would be to stay in the room and put him back in his bed every time he gets out. Week 1 resulted in doing this 70 plus times for nap and bedtime. Let's just say, pretty exhausting. By Week 2 we were down to the 30s and since then Ethan has gotten a lot more comfortable staying in his crib. The only thing is that we stay in his room until he goes to sleep. For nap time it usually takes about 15-20 minutes and bed time, a bit longer - usually around an hour.

We've had a few rough nights where he has had a hard time settling down. We've had a couple morning where we've found him asleep on the floor.

When he wakes up in the morning he runs to his sound machine and turns it on - usually to Twinkle Twinkle, his favorite lullaby. He's been waking up a lot earlier in the morning too - usually before 6am (yowza) but for the most part will play in his room for a while before he starts banging on the door for us to come and get him.

So, the next transition is figuring out how to not have to sit in his room until he falls asleep!Wish us luck!