Eli's NEW Big boy bed

Eli moved into a BIG BOY bed! He never started climbing out of his crib so we didn't see the urgency in changing his crib until now. With Baby number 3 coming Eli will be moving into an even bigger Big Boy bed in his new room so we decided that we needed to start getting him aquainted with the toddler bed. We had been talking about the upcoming change for the past couple of weeks. The night of the transition we fully expected a fight. So..we armed ourselves with a toy that he picked out at Walmart and another conversation of the new expectations that come along with the new freedoms that he has. HE DID GREAT and continues to do so! Wait. I have to say that after I left the room the first night he got up and stood against his bed and looked around. I popped back in his room and told him to get back in his bed. He asked "Get down Momma?" and I said no Eli, not until the morning. He stayed put and has ever since! :) When he gets up in the morning he calls for me to come get him. Most of the time he lays in his bed until I get there or we find him sitting in the chair waiting for us. Sweety...I love how compliant he has been with this! I am so proud!