The right time for a toddler bed?

The day that Rio learnt to pull himself up was the day that he fell out his cot. Every milestone is a suprise to a first time parent, but nothing is more suprising that seeing your baby fall and not being able to do anything about it. It seemed to happen in slow motion. I ran as fast as my legs would allow and I didnt even get close. Luckily Craigs legs went faster and he managed to catch Rio's foot CM's before his head hit the ground. He got a graze on his arm but it could of been worse, so much worse!

I know some of you will be thinking, well you should of lowered the cot! We did, this was on the lowest setting, all it took was an unbalance of weight. For a while he slept surrounded by a barricade of pillows. And i slept with one eye open, the cot back at the side of my bed. Then my sister noticed the same bed as her little boys (See here) advertised on a selling page at such a bargain price that we didnt look back! We obviously didnt keep the mattress for hygiene reasons but its pretty easy to pick one up. I think John Lewis even have a range of childrens mattresses .

My little boy, had a big boy bed!

There's alot of controversy about what age is right to make the transition. Everyone worries about them falling out. With us it was a no brainer, a case of 'would you rather him falling 10cm, if that, onto an old mattress or from the full height of a cot?'. Rio loves the freedom and I love watching him run across the landing and climb into bed when I say "its time for nan-nights".

You as a parent know when its the right time for your child to no longer be in a cot. Some people do it early, some people do it late. One size does not fit all. I do know one thing..the transition from toddler bed to normal bed for Rio wont be for a long while yet!

Oohh its a glamorous life

So.. Rio has been sleeping through since when? 2 months was it? Content baba. At first it was 9-4.30 but for the last few weeks it has turned into 9-7 or later. Slap my wrists if you want, as its recommended that you put them in their own room at 6 months.. but i disturb him to go to the loo in the night. GLAMOROUS! So i thought ive got these fansy spansy under the mattress monitors etc why not give it a try? (though secretly i was thinking, how will i sleep without my baby,haha)

I took down the cot, and put it up.. again! Remember the last time when i put it up in the nursery because i wanted it to look pretty only to realise that it would need to be next to my bed for some months once he'd outgrew the moses basket? So anyways.. cot up, monitors ready, baby ready.

I head to my room, can hear Rio self settling off, doing his sleepy nodding off murmer..then silence. At first i thought, wowzers that was fast little man.. then i realise..nope theyve bloody stopped. So i pressed a random button and they started again..then they stopped. I messed around for a while and they kept doing the same. At this point Rio was asleep (id walked down the hall to check on him) and feeling poorly i wanted to do the same. Fansy spansy monitors my ass! I ended up sleeping on the nursery floor all night. Helloooo mr backache!

..Oh and ive spent the last 3 hours in the bathroom with a bug and a migraine with Rio in his swing (yes i dragged that blinking thing in there with me too) because the OH is away on a delivery and wont be home til half 5. Once again..the GLAMOROUS life of a mummy.

Who am i kidding? I wouldnt change it for the world!

Craig changed the carseat from our silvercross ventura one to the britax birth to four years one, and shouted me to come see Rio test it out. This is what i was greeted with. I think he likes it. Cheeky little devil ;)

lil mans in his cot already

Mr Rio is now in his cot. 11 week old. He's grown so fast i thought it was time he had some more room. Gosh he looks so tiny at the bottom, like a little newborn again :D aww. The first night felt so weird, id got used to rocking him back to sleep after a feed. I may of even tried wobbling the cot abit hehe. Needless to say, that didnt work. And he self settled and slept until half 4. He does that all the time now. Infact last night he went 8.30 til 5 :o wowzers. One night feed really isnt bad at all. I feel more tired with extra sleep though? got so used to waking up every 3 hours on the dot. I swear babies have built in feeding alarms. Praying we dont get the 'four month regression'.

Word to the wise. Dont put the cot up in the nursery. Yesss it may look all adorable waiting for them to arrive etc, but they wont be in that moses basket til 6 months and they can go in their own room. No sir ee. You'll have to take it down and put it back up in your room. Probs on your own because your too  impatient to wait til your partner gets in from work. hehe x