And in all honesty, I know he will do great in the toddler bed. He loves to sleep. He loves his bed. And typically, he is obedient, when sleep is involved that is. And it scares me a little bit now that he is potty trained that he is going to wake up and need to go but he can't get out.
I had been searching and searching, trying to wait patiently on a firetruck bed. I found a few on Craigslist but the darn things would sell before I even knew they were listed. They're discontinued so purchasing one new (even if we wanted to spend that much) was out of the question.
It took some re-progamming of my mind but I started to entertain just "regular" toddler beds. I tried to reason with myself, "Sure, he would love a fire truck bed. But he doesn't even know they exist! He will be delighted over any bed." After convincing myself, I then had to work on Adam. Our compromise was that we had to get him some cool, fun bedding.
I found a white toddler bed on Craigslist that actually resembles the crib. While at Wal-Mart, we checked out some toddler bedding. The selection was minimal. It was Dora, Tinkerbell, Toy Story, or Spongebob. Nothing was priced so we grabbed the Spongebob and headed for the checkout. "$33.50!" I nearly fainted when she rang it up. It seemed like highway robbery to charge so much for the sub-par sheet set. I pleaded with Adam to leave it there, that I would come up with something better.
I found an oversized fleece transformer blanket that my Mom made one of the kids hiding in a stack of blankets. It fit perfectly! With the addition of the puppy pillow pet he got for Christmas, his bed was complete!
He was completely and totally thrilled over his new bed! He proudly showed it off to each member of the family. We tucked him in and kissed him goodnight. "How many times you think he's gonna get up tonight?" Adam asked me as we shut the door.
"I guess we'll found out soon enough!"
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