his big day.

big day.
big bed.
big boy.

hard to believe dude is ready to go into a regular bed.
when i was pregnant with my daughter, i can remember the vast number of people who told me how fast time flies by with kids. and, before you know it, they're grown.
and, i can also remember the crazy, restless nights with a newborn. the regular feedings. the nap "scheduling" - and that phase is gone so quickly. but, when you're going through it, it's like an eternity.
{and let's face it...the inability to get a solid night's sleep never really goes away}.
and, here we are, the next phase...

one last look at the crib before the last night of sleep in it.

one last nap...

one last storytime with the crib in his room...

dude...you promised you wouldn't grow up...

no...wait...that was my daughter...and she obviously didn't keep that promise. ;-)

of course, as soon as the bed arrived and was set up, both kids started acting appropriately with it:

yep, here too...

still processing all of the excitement...

so, when jim took the crib down, i was basically throwing dinner together. and, i was OK with not being around for that part of the process. for me, it's hard letting the baby thing go.

because, now it's the big time... (and, mickey mouse sheets)...

he's ready...

(placing a quick call to the grandparents first...from the bed...)

our first storytime in the "big boy bed"...

and, we're ready to roll.

i would've sworn a million times over that he wouldn't stay in bed that first night...we made it to three nights before dude processed the concept of "free range" and got out of the bed to roam. still, we're getting there.

now, if he would only pass out within a half hour of lights out...one can dream, i suppose...

do stop back in a few days. more in a little project i've cooked up. ;-) enjoy the rest of the weekend!