The Big Boy Bed!

The time has come now that we say goodbye to Benjamin's cot and hello to a 'Big Boy Bed'! Yes that's right, it's the end of an era. Poor Benjamin was often waking himself up in the night by bashing his arms and legs on the sides of the cot and sometimes he just couldn't get comfortable at all. He is such a tall boy and it was quite a small cot compared to the size of some I've seen so.....it's gone :(
But......that meant a shopping trip to Ikea which never fails to cheer me up ha! We found a large single bed which had built in bars around 3 sides of the bed and one side without. The bars are not too high so even with the bar-less side against the bedroom wall, Benjamin could still climb out as he is an expert climber these days! So we got this bed home fine but had to leave it unassembled for a week. We wanted to introduce Benjamin to the new bed when Ben had a few days scheduled off work so that if he had some trouble adjusting to the change, then at least Ben wouldn't be requiring matchsticks to keep his eyes open whilst at work! Plus we ended up having to take a second trip to Ikea to pick up the correct mattress as we soon discovered that the one we already had at home just didn't fit the bed! 
So here is the new bed in its rightful place....

And here is the view from the bed.....

Anyway, so once his room was sorted, we introduced him to the new bed and let him explore a little before bathtime....

I was a little worried about how he would cope with the change. But he surprised me and I am still stunned this morning! We usually have cuddles etc before we put him in his bed but last night he didn't want to entertain it and kept asking to be put down in the bed. We left the room and within 5 minutes he was asleep! He didn't attempt to climb out at all. He seemed very happy about his new sleeping arrangements :)

He slept really well and woke up happy, as did Mum and dad ha! He is even taking his nap in it right now. I am really proud of my little man for being so willing to adapt and accept change. You are brilliant Benjamin xxx