Big Girl Bed

Austin was only 14 months old when we moved him to a big boy bed. Granted, that was out of necessity since McKenna was coming along in just a few months. But still, at 17 months, McKenna seemed so "old" to us to still be in her crib. We really didn't have a reason for moving her into a big girl bed, except we had a feeling she'd do okay.

I was a little nervous because McKenna tends to be even more of a free spirit than Austin in some regards. He did really good with his bed for night but for naps he would play for a bit but eventually make it to his bed.

Thankfully this girl is just like her momma and really likes her sleep! She amazed us by not getting out once in the first several weeks! She did so good! And she so loved her new bed! Of course, we had to get her a cute pink princess bed! We did choose to leave the canopy off, cuz I could just picture Austin doing flying leaps onto it!

Watching Daddy put the finishing touches on the bed


What goes better with a princess bed than a Mater pillowcase? (I bought material to make her a cute pink Pooh one but I wasn't done yet)


Not sure who was more excited about McKenna's new bed! Austin?




or McKenna?


It took her a little while to settle down but it wasn't long before she zonked out hard! It did take her several days to figure out her head actually goes on the pillow though.