The Latest Hobby and Big Boy Bed Update

We have been on many rock-collecting adventures lately. It is Little Man's favorite way to spend an afternoon.

We gather up the tiny treasures in a bucket and then get another bucket of water for him to throw the rocks into. "Plop-splash!" He ends up soaked to the core, and he's thrilled with the mess he is making! He is never ready for the fun to end which makes for quite the neighborhood entertainment when it's time to put things away.

I can't wait to give him his birthday gift which is a water table for playing outside. In preparation for baby, I've already got it purchased and stored in the basement. Now the key is not caving before his birthday like I did the train table. ;-) Maybe I'll just look at the picture above to remind myself that the buckets seem to be working fine at this point.

Now for an update on the big boy bed situation. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't somewhat reserved about the timing of moving Alex. If it weren't for the baby coming, I'd still have him in his crib. He seemed to like it, he never tried climbing out, and I think he'd have been ok for a good while longer. But our circumstances called for a change, and, truth be told, he couldn't have adapted better if I had wanted him to. Seriously. I was anticipating that there would be a few hiccups along the way, but nothing. He has never missed a beat.

He has stayed in bed all night, and each morning he calls for us to come get him instead of getting up and wandering around on his own. He has taken his naps like a champ, although occasionally he'll talk to himself and play for a while before going down, but at least his play doesn't (yet) include jumping, hopping, or falling face down like the Nestea plunge (some of his very favorite activities to do on a real bed). His naps have been the same length of time as when he was in his crib, and again, he calls for us to get him out when he's awake. I feel so fortunate that this has gone so well. My hope is that this will continue on once little Andrew arrives.