Addysin the big girl

Ok, I know Addysin could have kept sleeping in her crib for another good year since she is only 20 months... but she WOULDN'T sleep in her crib. With all of our travleing around this summer she got used to sleeping in a bed with me and when we got back to Utah this time she was NOT going back to her confining crib. So I was compelled to do something. Making her sleep in it wasn't an option because I'm just too nice. I had two choices. I could get her a toddler bed or convert her crib into a full size bed (a lot of cribs do that these days. You just buy the metal rails that hook on to the head and foot board, along with a "bunkey board" box spring and mattress.) I thought about it for a few days and decided why not just make it into a super cute big bed that we can sleep in with her when she doesn't want to be alone. I know I would break a toddler bed if I tryed climbing into it. Well my problems are solved now. She sleeps in her own bed! And just in time for the baby to be born. I'm not going to lie though, she usually ends up in our bed half way through the night, but we'll work on that. As some of you know, Addysin is a very poor sleeper and NEVER sleeps through the night. She always has something she needs... water, food, or doesn't want to be alone.

So here is the new bed! Stephanie and Rachel thanks for the little quilt at the end & little pillow. They gave it to us for Addy's baby shower and I finally get to use it! Also thanks Dareth for being my moving girl. Both of our husbands were gone so we went to pick up the matress and frame with her truck.
I got these "regalo" brand bed rails that are really really cool. These slide under the mattress super easily (it takes about 5 seconds) and even when they are up they dont look too bad. Addysin just climbs off the end of the bed when there is the gap, and with no problem.
She used to wake up in her crib from her nap and cry to let me know she was awake and wanted out but now she doesn't even make a peep. She just gets down and comes to find me. It is so stinkin cute. My baby is a big girl. If I wasn't having another baby next week I would be so sad, but I am really glad that Addysin is becoming more independant.