So... (knock on wood!) but the transition from the crib to the toddler bed has been entirely successful! If you read my earlier post about Natasha falling/climbing out of the crib, then you know we ordered her a new toddler bed. Well, we had the bed assembled yesterday and last night was Natasha's first night in her new bed. We put on her new Dora toddler bedding set and she couldn't be happier. Now let me tell you that Matthew was not too happy spending $59.99 on a bedding set where the toddler mattress would fit her crib sheets, but I told him that without something "familiar" and cool about the new bed, no way will she sleep there. Well yesterday, once the mattress was in place, we tried having Natasha sit on her new bed and she wouldn't go anywhere near it! She wanted nothing to do with it. But once the Dora bedding was on, she practically jumped on the bed... she was so excited!

At 9 months of age we transitioned Natasha from the playpen in our bedroom to the crib in her nursery - to our surprise she slept through the night. Well, last night (at 22 months) we transitioned her from the crib to the toddler bed, and once again she surprised us by sleeping through the night in her new bed! We were shocked. In fact, she's taking her nap in there right now. What a good girl!

At first, that's how she wanted to lay

Then she lay properly, but she really didn't like her head on the pillow

And then at night I snuck in to take this picture