Big Boy Bed and Dentist.

Baby steps here....baby steps.  Gage is a week away from his third birthday and we finally got him into a big boy bed!  I've always been told not to rush it, so we didn't.  He started climbing out of the crib about two weeks ago after him and my niece Mia were playing in his room and kept climbing in and out.  Since then, he has decided to come and go when he pleases :)  So....that was our sign.

I ordered his bedding several months ago and bought box springs and a mattress so we basically had everything ready to go.  Gage was really excited because he knew he would be sleeping in Pawpaw's bed!  His bed is my dad's old wagon wheel bed that he slept in when he was a little boy.  With some sanding and paint, it looks great!

Erik worked on the bed all day this weekend and we got it set-up for Gage's first night on Sunday.

To prepare for the switch I asked for advice on Facebook.  So many friends had great ideas!!  Here is how we prepared:
Santa wrote Gage a note to tell him how excited he was that Gage was gonna sleep in a big boy bed.  He also mailed him a Ryder (from Paw Patrol) stuffed toy to keep him safe.  Gage was super excited about that!

Then we gave him a sticker chart.  For every night he stays in his bed without getting out, he gets a sticker.  5 stickers = some sort of treat.

Then we put a door knob child protector thing on his door knob so he can't open the door.  Lots of people said use a baby gate but Gage would climb that in no time.

ROUTINE...that was the biggest piece of advice we got.  So at 7:00 Gage can watch a TV show.  At 7:30 he brushes his teeth, tells everyone goodnight and then Erik and I read him a story in bed.  After the story he always wants us to "tell him a story".  I love it.  Such a sweet time.

Anyways....The first night was AMAZING.  I was out of the room by 8:30 (we try for 8 at the latest but sometimes that doesn't happen).   He didn't get up once and Erik had to wake him up in the morning.  The second night he did get up twice but was asleep by 10:00.  I'll take that for a second night!  Tonight is the third night, he was asleep by 8:00, woop woop!  Hope I don't jinx myself :)

Here is his bed:

Daddy fixin' it up!

Baseball Bed ready to go!

That's Ryder (sent by Santa)

Gage also went to the dentist for the first time!  Sorry, I'm didn't take my kid to the dentist when he 6 months with 1 tooth, but we all have our opinions, right?!  He went to my dentist, the one I've been going to since I was little.  He did AWESOME and Kristen was great with him.  I asked about the slobbering (you know, he still wears a bib) and as always we were told "no worries, its normal".  Um....I don't see any other 3 year olds wearing a bib?!  But I get it.  Like they said, he's just so busy he forgets to swallow, ah!

Oh and this is as far as we have gotten with the potty training.  To be continued.....