Well technically it is the same bed with a different side but that doesn’t sounds nearly as exciting. A couple of weeks ago his cousin was here to stay and we set up an airbed on the floor for her. She left on Friday night but we didn’t deflate it right away because Jace was enjoying playing on it. On that Saturday he asked if he could nap on it. Being an agreeable guy, Steve said sure, so long as he (Jace) stayed on the airbed but didn’t jump on it. No problem. He had a great nap. I guess that shouldn’t be that surprising since he naps on a mat at daycare but he just never has at home. The airbed got cleaned up and nothing more happened until Sunday when Jace asked if he could nap on his mattress on the floor. Again it was a success so I decided that perhaps he was ready to transition out of the crib into a toddler bed.

When we bought his crib, we opted to pay the extra $50 to get a toddler rail that attaches where the drop rail usually goes. A few minutes of construction and Jace is the proud owner of a toddler bed. So far we have had no issues. He climbs in without a fuss and doesn’t try to get out and run around. I guess the real test will be this weekend for nap if he isn’t in the mood to lie down. We keep his door shut and he has no clue how to open it so he is essentially trapped even if he climbs out of bed. Perhaps that will be enough of a deterrent for now. I do have to say it is great not having to lift all 34lbs of him in and out of the crib!

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