Big Boy Beds

About two weeks ago we decided to do a bit of revamping in the boys' room. Jaxson has been refusing to sleep in the crib because he hates it--- he co-slept at an early age so it could be what he's used to. We tried the crib multiple times and he'd cry until he puked on himself. As a mom who practices AP & babywearing, I just couldn't stand to let that happen and the only reason I did so was the insistance of my husband. I guess I should have listened to my maternal instincts. We would then either sleep on a bed or on a couch and he'd be out like a light until morning. I even let him sleep on the couch next to me and he had no problem, but we really wanted to get both boys back in their own beds. So we decided to get rid of our crib because the one we have is currently a drop side, and with the new safety laws they will be voting on in December and making legal by mid-year next year, essentially all drop sides will be banned or will need to undergo serious modifications to pass the new standards. So since we knew we'd need a new crib anyway, we gave our old one to Nana Joan so she can set it up as a day bed in the playroom she has for the boys.

Around Jayden's 2nd birthday we acquired a bunk bed set from Nana Joan that was left behind by one of her neighbors and she thought it would be perfect for the boys so she gave it to us. We turned the bottom bunk into Jayden's bed and then stacked the top bunk on top of it. The top bunk had no mattress or anything, but we stacked it to save space as we had the crib in the same room at the time. Jayden's mattress was flimsy and old, so he needed a new one. A couple weekends ago we made a trip to IKEA to buy two new mattresses and got some wooden supports for the beds. Then we went to Target to buy a bedding set to match the one that Jayden already had and we de-bunked the beds and turned them into two singles for the boys. They now officially both have big boy beds and have a big boy room... and they LOVE it!! They both sleep in their own beds and sleep through the night. It's been wonderful.

Here are a couple pictures from their first night sleeping in their new beds...