A Tale of Two Beds - Part 1

A common question among parents of toddlers is when to move your child out of a crib and into a bed. Our plan was to wait as long as possible. Unfortunately, my kids had a different plan.

Most kids will climb out of their cribs and land on their feet, bum, or stomach. My kids launched themselves over the crib rails and landed on their heads. You would expect this to be a self correcting behavior. However, in a test of survival of the fittest my children would have failed. This is why humans live in family groups after all. So rather than letting my children continue to injure themselves, I converted their cribs to toddler beds.

They loved the idea of being able to get in and out any time they wanted. Here they are each in the other's bed. We also removed everything else from the room. Seriously, we can't trust these kids with anything or they will get hurt. It was a sad little prison room. Two toddler beds and nothing else.

Over the first few nights and nap times we found them asleep in various configurations. The floor was popular. After they fell asleep we would pick them up and put them back in bed. After about a week they finally started falling asleep in bed!

We didn't care if it was the same bed or not. They were in a bed! This configuration of sharing a bed didn't last long. My son is a cuddler and my daughter is a kicker. Eventually they learned it was best to sleep in their own bed.

You might have noticed the title says "Part 1." This will be a continuing series as I already have photos/posts of other adventures with these beds. A Tale of Two Beds - Part 2