Big Boy Bed

Well, Nate is in his big boy bed. We weren't going to move him until October, maybe beginning of November, but of course, things don't always go as planned. He has started chewing through his pacifiers and I knew we would need that paci during the bed change. So we stopped having the paci during the day and for about a week now he has only had it during nap time and bedtime. There are moments of meltdown over the paci but overall he has done much better without it than I thought he would. Sunday night I brought him up to bed and he laid right down. I thought this is going to be cake! But as soon as I left he started to cry and tried opening the door (I'm not sure why he didn't because he can). But within five minutes he was quiet. I checked on him later and he had crawled back into bed and went to sleep. Michael kept saying the true test will be nap time, when he's not as tired and doesn't want to stop playing. So on Monday I put him to bed, but there was minimal fussing and he was sleeping within no time! Today he cried a bit longer and opened the door, hollering to get out (we have a gate in the doorway so he can't get out of his room even if he opens the door) but again, it wasn't very long at all and he was asleep. I went up to close the door and he was in bed sleeping. I think it's so cute how he gets back in bed to go to sleep and sometimes even covers himself up with the blanket. Such a big boy! So the change over from crib to bed has been smooth, thank goodness! Now I'm sad that he's growing up. But as Michael's aunt told me, big boy bed also means that big boy potty is not far behind. That, I can deal with. :)