It's time for the big boy bed!

A few nights ago, Eli decided he was finished with his crib.  He made his point to us by climbing out and doing a nose dive onto the carpet.  We heard the wails, went into his room, and he met us at the door.  Truth by told, this sent me into minor hysterics.  I flipped.  So, anyway, my Eli man has been wearing the battle scars from the carpet for the past few days (and sleeping on a crib mattress in the middle of his room).

Here is a picture of Eli two days after the big event.  Note the carpet burn on his head and lack of skin on his nose.  We are so blessed that this was the extent of it. 

We'd been looking at toddler and twin beds for months and talking about the transition into the big boy bed.  This was the turning point that helped us decide that NOW is the time to buy one and get him into it.  We shopped, and shopped, and shopped, and this is what we found:

It was a floor model--so we got a great deal on it.  But the best part is, it's absolutely perfect for our big boy!  It's all baseball.  Notice the ball shape in the metal and the baseballs on the posts of the head and foot boards.

We had the options narrowed to two, but when Eli saw this one it was a must have!  He kept climbing on it saying, "night-night" and "see da balls, mama?"  He loved it!   It is now his and living in his bedroom.

Tonight will be Eli's first night in his big boy bed.  He's been excited about it all day.  Hopefully we'll all get to sleep a little bit tonight... :) 

When we find out boy or girl next month, we'll figure out the decor for the whole room.  Obviously, Eli's side will be baseball with lots of Cardinals gear.  We're waiting to find out to be able to determine the rest and how we'll paint.  More pics and posts will follow once we know and have things ready to go!

Lingering thought of the day:  I am so, so blessed to get to stay at home with this guy this year!  We have had so much fun!  It's really nice to get to watch him learn and grow.