Big Boy Bed

Last weekend, Papa Tigger and I went out and got a new bed for Tigger. We need to get the crib in the nursery/study for Tilly, so Tigger got his very own big boy bed. He might be a little young for it, but he sleeps in a cot at daycare so we decided to try it out.

We also decided to opt for a toddler bed, instead of a twin bed, because of how small Tigger's room is. A twin bed would take up the whole room and nothing else would fit! We liked some of the toddler beds at Ikea, so last Saturday, Papa Tigger and I headed out there to get one for Tigger. We decided on the blue Kritter bed, strapped it to the roof and headed home.

Papa Tigger worked on the bed assembly and I worked on the crib dis-assembly. The doorway to Tigger's room is so narrow that the crib won't fit fully assembled. So I took it down to a few big pieces and we moved it out of Tigger's room.


Meanwhile Tigger helped Papa Tigger with the bed assembly. He even found a new toy - the tape measure.








After assembly was complete, Tigger decided to try it out. He really liked his new bed!



So far, he's been sleeping like a champ in the bed. He goes down and goes to sleep just like he did in the crib. And he hasn't figured out yet that he can get out of the bed; he wakes up talking just like before, and waits for us to come get him out of bed. I think we're going to let him keep thinking he needs us to get out, at least for a little while.

Here's a pic of Tigger enjoying his new bed, sleeping away the other night. We still need to find sheets and a comforter we like (we got some simple white sheets for now), but it's pretty cute! You might notice in the picture that 1) the purple stripes might not work with the blue bed and 2) he's got quite the shiner on his forehead (occupational hazard from learning to walk!).