Maeve's Big Girl Bed!

A few weeks ago, we finally made the big switch for Maeve. We took apart her crib and moved in her new "Big Girl" bed! It was a good time to make the switch, we need the crib for the baby when it comes and don't want to make too many changes for Maeve right when it is born, plus, she could almost climb out of it.

We essentially had two guest rooms in the basement, one with a queen sized bed and the other with a full. We brought the full into Maeve's room and Shannon ordered a very cute comforter set for it. In about an hour, I had the crib taken apart and moved out and the new bed moved in and put together.

The bed is a little big for her right now, but she will grow into it over the next few years, and I'm sure will continue using it until college (it is a VERY comfy bed). She doesn't use the pillows you see in the picture above yet, they are too think still. She has a custom made "Thomas the Tank Engine" pillow that my Mom made for her. She can't sleep without it and it is the perfect thickness.

So far she has only fallen out of the bed twice (even with the bed nets!), once on the first night and then again last night. She hasn't been hurt, but she is a crazy sleeper (all over the place) and until she figures out the borders of the bed, she might take one or two more middle of the night "dives."

The only other issue that we have had, is that if she isn't totally tired and ready for sleep, she will climb down from her bed and start playing with her toys, or try and open her door. Shannon and I decided that once we put her to sleep and shut the door, she is staying in the room. Sure enough, every time she hasn't fallen right to sleep, she crashes eventually!

Overall, she is sleeping great in her "Big Girl" bed and loves to show it to people. I can imagine it only gets easier with every night!