The dynamic duo are now in toddler beds!

After many weeks of debate and nail biting, we have finally taken the plunge. Christopher, our little gymnast, decided to climb his crib and straddle the edge while Will was changing Nathan after our trip to Buffalo. We think he learned that he was able to do this on our trip since they figured out how to climb out of the pack and play. We both were worried this might happen after watching them jump in and out of the pack n plays and had decided the first sign of climbing out of the crib was the sign it was time to move to a toddler bed rather than risk a broken collar bone or worse. So that day came....right after our trip. Will pulled out the tools and went to work on the cribs which convert to the toddler beds. We brought the boys upstairs and it took about 2 seconds for them to race over to their beds and start jumping up and down like mad men. They were so excited and spent their entire "nap' time jumping up and down. Luckily, in the 3 weeks they have had their toddler beds, I am thankfully happy to report we have not had any major injuries or lost teeth. We are working on decreasing the jumping although this has been very difficult. They are now screaming: "no more monkeys jumping on the bed" as loud as possible as they jump as high as they can. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to read the story about the monkeys jumping on the bed to the boys during this transition period. Unfortunately, they don't seem to get the point that the monkeys fall off and bump their heads. Oh well, we are learning as we go. This is just the beginning and I can already feel a nice ulcer growing in my belly.

Since the beds have been converted, it has been so awesome to watch the friendship really grow between the boys. They are always working together to fight naps, they love getting into each other's beds and sharing stuffed animals, and in the morning they will cuddle up together in one bed and read until we come up to get them. They are so lucky to have each other and it is amazing at how close they are growing. This might be a bad thing for mom and dad since now they can work together to conspire on various ideas.

All I can think is "my babies are growing up way too fast". I think that so often and just wish the time would slow down a little bit. The boys are such good kids. They have learned how to thank God and tell God they love him every night. It just melts our hearts. Our blessings are so great and I am so thankful to God for all the joys he has given us.

Here are pictures of the boys in their converted beds.