Good Bye Cribs

I can't believe my girls are in big girl beds. Today was devoted to taking the cribs down and replacing them with their big girl beds that have been sitting in our basement for well over a year. I have been reluctant to transition them for a variety of reasons. I liked the idea of keeping them "caged" as long as possible and I have a VERY hard time saying goodbye to cribs for a final time. I can't believe we are moving on to raising our family instead of creating a family. Where does the time go?

Going into the transition, we were fairly confident that Lila Grace would do just fine with the change. She loves her sleep and is the first to tell you she is tired. We had reservations about putting Adeline in a bed. She is a night owl and is often found partying in her crib well after we have said goodnight. She also doesn't respond to, "lay down." She lays down and pops right up as if it is a game.

Regardless of their readiness, it was a necessary move. Lila has been crawling in and out of her crib for about a year. She knows she is not to crawl out unless I am in the room watching (got lucky on that one!). Adeline has recently joined her sister in "crib gymnastics" and is very unsafe (you can see her moves in the video). In order to keep the Adeline out of harm's way, we felt the bed was called for.

As I type this, both girls are asleep peacefully in their beds. They were so excited as we transformed their room. We were nervous the first night would be rough. Luckily, (it is only 8:40 p.m.) the bedtime routine went well. Actually, Daddy put them to bed without me even noticing. As expected, Lila went right to sleep but Adeline was up and jumping on her bed. I decided to put her in our sitting room which still houses a crib. It was our plan all along. Once she fell asleep, I transferred her to her big girl bed.

We will see how the morning goes. . .

Have you seen messier cribs??
The change. . . not so bad if I do say so myself. The monogrammed pillows from Aunt Natalie add the perfect finishing touch.