"Transitions"....

Okay, so swim lessons aren't going exactly like I thought (hoped) they would, but they are going.  We have another week so we'll see what happens this week. He is getting braver in some areas and more fearful in others.  It's a fine balance to know how much to push without the possibility of digressing. I don't want to push so hard that he refuses to get in the water at all, so it really is a fine line. I am proud of the bravery he has shown in a specific area, but sad to see so much legitimate fear in another. So, we are working through it.  I will probably wind up teaching him to swim myself - hey, that's how I learned at an early age.

We did however transition him to the next step of his toddler bed this week.  Some of you may wonder why in the world we have waited this long? Well, the truth is he could have thrown one leg over at 14 months of age because of his height....., however, he never even once attempted to jump or climb out of his crib.  So why rock the boat and mess up a good thing?  He was content, loved his crib, confined, and safe!  His room is at the very top of our stairs, so my heart was always at peace at night knowing that he was safe in his crib - though I knew at any moment he might attempt an escape, I really never thought he would...., and I was right, he never did.  I have been having a hard time lifting him for awhile now, some pregnancy related and some just because he's heavy.  He is at a great age to reason with, comprehend, follow directions etc....., so we thought this was a good time to transition him.  When he turns 3 in November, our plan is to put him in his "big boy" bed and completely redo his room - new theme, new paint etc......  We want that to be a really special thing for him before the baby comes in January.  His crib is convertible, so we just removed the front rail this week to get him used to it before putting him in the bigger bed in November.

He absolutely LOVED it. We were amazed at his reaction, just how much he loved it.  We still rock to a few songs before bed (I love that he still wants me to rock him and sing to him), but now he can just crawl in his bed to be covered up and he absolutely loves it.  He hasn't given us any trouble at all, and he stays in his bed and calls for us when he is ready to get out. He is following directions so well, and it has been such an easy transition. You never know how these transitions are going to go, breast to bottle, bottle to sippy cup, baby food to table food, diapers to underwear, paci to no paci, crib to bed etc......   We have had some very easy ones and some very difficult ones. I am so glad that this has been an easy one - and it is SO much easier on me too.

This picture has nothing to do with the toddler bed, but was too funny not to post. He stayed with some friends of ours the other night so Jay and I could go out to dinner.  Anyway, his friend who is the exact same age, was wearing his PJ's when we got there, and EB wanted to wear PJ's too.  I didn't pack PJ's, so when we picked him up, this is what he looked like!  EB wears a 4T and his friend wears 24 month.  This is EB in 24 month PJ pants - and loving every second of it!

Toddler bed

Clearly, he loves it.