1st night in BIG BOY BED!

Last night was Eli's first night sleeping in his big boy bed. We figured that it was a good time to try since neither of us were officially going to work today and Eli was out of school. If he had a bad night, we could all nap together. It turned out quite the opposite, he had a great night! To bed around 8pm, Tim & I were hanging out watching tv when he wimpered a little bit. It lasted just a few seconds so we didn't go upstairs to check on him. When I did go up to check before we went to bed, this is what I found.......


Eli had fallen out of his bed and was sound asleep on the floor. So I put him back in bed and he didn't make a sound. He slept all night until 6:50am (woo hoo - that's sleeping in in our house!!!) and was waiting for us at the gate when we came upstairs. We decided to gate his room so he couldn't roam around upstairs in the middle of the night. He seemed so happy and proud of himself for sleeping in the bed. I can't believe it went so well. We're going to continue with naps and try again tonight. I think since his new room has been done for a while, it's familiar and he doesn't wake up wondering where he is.

Back in bed after falling out - still sound asleep

Look at that big boy - such a great night in his new room!

Cute picture from breakfast - sharing his cinnamon roll with his bunny. He has surprised me with his pretend play lately. He's getting so good at it.