Well, we did it! We moved Rhett to a big boy bed. I was going to wait until we moved this summer when Rhett turns 3, but we thought he might do better if he transitioned to a new bed now rather than a new bed, new room, and new house later all at once. After the mistakes I made rushing my first one I have learned that transitions go better when you wait until the time is right. Rhett is 2 years and 7 1/2 months old...the same exact age Kellyn was when he was born. Max thinks it's weird that I am noting this as a milestone. Instead of rocking his world with a new sibling like we did his sister we have decided to shake him up a bit by moving him into a big boy bed. I'm certain I will regret this decision soon, but so far so good. He has slept in it 3 night in a row without incident. But I'm sure we are in the Honeymoon period and in a month from now he will be escaping.
Assembling the bed
JC Penny had a big after New Year's sale on furniture. This twin bed was on-line only. I got it for 52% off!
Of course Kellyn was in charge, but after the kids got bored Miss Lily sat right between us so we had to work over her. Kellyn took the below pic of Max, Lily and me. 
Once they got tired of helping Kellyn took my phone and made a video to document the experience. :) She cracks me up!!
What is wrong with her and why does she make her eyes so big like that?! Such a strange child.
She snatched my phone from me without my knowledge and made this last video I found later. Yes, Kellyn, we think you are weird.
Last nap in his crib. I think it is so cute that he wraps himself up in his blankie and sleeps with his "Mommy monkey and Baby monkey" and sleeps on the Ranger's pillow pet Santa gave him.
Friday night was his first night in his big boy bed! He did great! He wined a little, but didn't cry or get out and struggled for about 20 minutes to fall asleep. He woke up at 7:30 a.m. right on time. He ran into our room yelling and showing 2 fingers, "I want to 2 motorcycles! Two! Two motorcycles! I want them!" In my sleepy, Saturday morning stooper I had forgotten he could now get out of his bed. And he wasn't talking about how slept in his new big boy bed or that he got out all by himself. NO, he was talking about motorcycles. And then he just talked and talked and yammered away all morning. His sister is very quiet and a little grouchy in the morning so we aren't used to someone so chatty and enthusiastic so early.
After the nightmare that ensued from putting Kellyn in a big girl bed at age 2 years and 2 months I wasn't brave enough to go cold turkey just yet so I left the crib up. He seems to want to nap in his crib during the day, but sleep in his bed at night which is fine with me. Although he took a nap in his big boy bed today for the first time. Hopefully this will help him transition well then in a few weeks can move the crib out. I wish I had done this for Kellyn, but being pregnant at the time I was anxious to have her out of her crib before the baby came. Looking back I don't know why I was in such a hurry. If I could do it over again I would have just had 2 in cribs and 2 in diapers and waited, waited, waited. I think it would have made things a lot less stressful for both her and I. But hindsight is 20/20. I think I just felt intense Mommy Peer Pressure in our society to have my 2 year old out of diapers and in a big girl bed, but looking back I don't believe an age should determine those things, but rather a combination of personality, readiness, maturity, and life changing factors. I just think that with Kellyn's strong willed, controlling personality I shouldn't have pushed her. I should have just let have her space in control of her own body even if that meant having a 3 year old in diapers. But with Rhett's laid back, people pleasing personality he just goes with the flow and does what he is told. Kellyn had a lot of changes in a short amount of time. I'm sure she felt like she had no control over anything in her little world, but the few things she could control she did...potty, eating, and sleeping. I began potty training her and moved her to a bed at the same time when I should have done one then the other and then a few months later she had a sibling invade her perfect little only child world. Needless to say she regressed and I suffered the consequences while having a newborn to care for around the clock. I decided this time I would listen to my instincts and not the peer pressure around me. Rhett surprised us by potty training himself in November at age 2 years and 5 months and since he seems to have masted that so well I though we could try the next big change and get him a big boy bed plus he has been asking for a one. I'll let you know how he does.
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