Big Boy Bed!

I have been wanting to post this for a week, but Cade has been sick (again- early pneumonia this time- hurry up Spring!). My project for the winter was to get Cade moved into his new room and big boy bed. Yes, we will need the crib for Baby Girl, but more than that, Cade truly HATED his crib. He is a big time mover in his sleep, and would wake himself up every hour or so wanting to come to "Mommy's bed." Needless to say, this was exhausting for us all, and I was hoping that if he had his own, cool big bed that he may be more comfy. Instead of buying another bed, we just let him use our old bedroom set. We are halfway through the second week, and so far the transition has been pretty smooth. The first night, he slept until 5:30 without waking himself up (huge deal for him). We made a really big deal beforehand about his new big boy room and his "big truck bed," as he calls it- and he looooves big trucks. Now, he actually asks to go to bed instead of wanting to be rocked (another one of my goals with another baby coming). He likes to listen to music while he goes to sleep and does need Mommy or Daddy to lay with him. But the best thing is that if he wakes during the night, he may want one of us to come lay with him for a minute, but he does not ask to come to our room (YES!). The only major obstacle we have had so far is that he got really sick a few days after the transition, so we did have a few rough nights, but all in all, it has been good. I can't believe how big our little guy is getting! Next project: "Pinking" out the nursery!

"I love my new room!"
"Big Truck Bed!"

New room- there is actually another rail that lifts up on the other side as well.

A gift I got at one of his baby showers that matches perfectly- thanks Cyndy Wade!

Poster I found from the "Cowboy Show" that Heath's fraternity did in college. The picture was actually taken at the Thorne farm, and Heath is on the horse in the middle. It doesn't necessarily go with our truck motif, but I thought it was cool, and Cade loves it!

PBK Chair and his duck dog!

Wall art from Carrie at Ella Minnow Pea (so cute!), and repainted letters from his nursery

From Nana and Pa- also found at Ella Minnow Pea- for his school projects.