A hard night's sleep

As soon as we found out that we were expecting our second, we knew that we wanted to transition Mason to a toddler bed well before the baby's arrival. We knew that Mason would be going through enough changes at that time and probably be feeling jealous, and we didn't want having to give the baby his crib to add to the problems.

David found this really cute Sponge Bob bed that came with a table, stools and toy organizer. He set it up for Mason in December. It wasn't until January that we started trying to transition him, though.

I was nervous about it, but Mason has done really well! He has never liked going down for bed, so it is not unusual for him to cry a little bit and now that he has more freedom, he'll even bang on the door, but I think that there has been only one time that I came in later and found him anywhere but his bed.

A good thing about him being in his bed is that lately, instead of crying, he just plays around in his room before going to sleep, especially in the daytime when it is light.

I know these are a lot of pictures, but I just had to include all of them because I think they are so cute! He loves to read and almost always requests that he have a book in bed with him. These other toys, though, are things that he'll get out of bed after I've left the room and decide that he needs to help him go to sleep.

Every time I look in on him while he's sleeping, I feel so much love and gratitude for my precious little Mason!

This picture is especially representative of his night time routine. He always has to have his drinks in the exact same spot at the top of his pillow.