Thursday night, Jeremy strongly encouraged me that we transition Emma into a "big girl" bed. I know it is time, but my hesitation was two-fold. You see, Emma's room is at the top of 16 stairs with Mommy and Daddy all the way at the bottom. All of the worse case scenarios travel through my head - tumbling down the stairs, being the primary one. Jeremy assured me that we could just put the baby gate up at her door and that would keep her contained if she got up.
During dinner, Jeremy adjusted her bed for toddler mode. My darling daughter is a wiggle worm, so my other worry would be her falling out of the bed at some point. The toddler bed that we have only has a slight lip on it, so after allowing her to play on her new bed, we quickly realized that she needed 
a bed rail for the first few months of this transition. As any red-blooded American family would do, we were off to Wally World to make that purchase.
a bed rail for the first few months of this transition. As any red-blooded American family would do, we were off to Wally World to make that purchase.Most of you "good" parents know bed rails are not to be used with toddler beds, but Jeremy found a way to modify the contraption to work on our little sleeper. He even got in the bed with her a time or two. The evening 
quickly came to a close and my baby girl climbed into her "big girl" bed with giggles and grins of pleasure. She was quite pleased to have a "new" bed and seemed very excited about this change. Mommy kissed her goodnight and quickly went to the monitor to watch. Amazingly, she transitioned very well. She made it through the night and woke the next morning as she usually did and waited on Daddy to come and get her. 
quickly came to a close and my baby girl climbed into her "big girl" bed with giggles and grins of pleasure. She was quite pleased to have a "new" bed and seemed very excited about this change. Mommy kissed her goodnight and quickly went to the monitor to watch. Amazingly, she transitioned very well. She made it through the night and woke the next morning as she usually did and waited on Daddy to come and get her. 
As the days go, we are finding new challenges and humor. She still fights us for naps here in her bed, but naps for everyone else at school and sitters. She is exploring getting down out of the bed and running around her room. We also enjoy hearing her conversations with Puppy and Baby and Poop (Pooh - she won't call him the correct name). It is a great time in our lives. We are truly enjoying our toddler and forsee quite an adventurous 'bout with the Terrible Twos.
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