No More Crib!!

So after months of me worrying about how Savannah would do transitioning into a "big girl bed" (right now a twin mattress and box spring on the floor), we finally did it. (She's 21 months, for my own records- actually most of this post will be for my own records so the whole experience will be documented for me to look back on when I have to do it again with Hailey).

The picture above is right before we said goodnight and turned off the lights. As you can see, she was very unsure of the whole thing and started crying when we closed the door. We used our video monitor (best baby product ever!) and watched her. She got out of bed right away, so Cole went in and put her back to bed. Again, we saw her get out of bed and before Cole could get to her, she walked into the den. This was a shock to us, because we had no idea she could open doors! We had to watch much closer so we could catch her before she reached the door to put her back in. Cole was great! He let me sit back and watch the monitor and he did all the tough guy stuff and kept putting her back in bed. She probably got out of bed about 15 times, but after 45 minutes of in-and-out-of-bed, she finally fell asleep and slept through the night.

The next day we tried nap, and she needed to be put back in bed about 3 times and then fell asleep and slept for 2 1/2 hours. Two nights ago she woke up at 4:30 and got out of bed. She was quiet and we couldn't see her on the monitor anymore because she was out of it's range (we have it pointed right on the bed), so we left her in there to see what she'd do. She ended up falling asleep and in the morning I found her between the chair and ottoman in her room. It didn't look very comfortable, but she slept until 8:30, so it couldn't have been too bad. She hasn't gotten out of bed since then.

Today is the 6th night and she is doing GREAT! She doesn't even get out of bed anymore when we put her down- for nighttime or for naps! I'm so proud of my big girl! She still sleeps in it like it's her crib. She doesn't use her pillow, she still pulls her blankie over her head most nights, and she tosses and turns so sometimes she ends up with her head at the end of the bed, but I guess that will all come later.
Here are some photos of her nursery before we put the twin bed in since I have never taken any! I'll post pictures with the bed later.