The kid loves his crocs

Bean began sleeping in his new "big boy" bed a few weeks ago. All our worries about his getting out of his bed non-stop (like his older brother?) were totally unfounded. Guess this kid just loves his sleep.

So, with the one exception of falling out of bed the first night (yes, even with the rails - don't ask... you'll be really sorry you did...), it has been a relatively smooth transition.

***I am knocking on wood here.

But he does have one little eccentricity, since bidding farewell to the crib.

If he's not quite ready to nod off? He will get out of his bed and very quietly retrieve toys from various places in his room and bring them into the bed with him. Sometimes he will make several trips.

I've gone in to check on him on many occasions... and found metal firetrucks, matchbox cars, 'little people' zoo animals, piles of stuffed animals, whatever - you name it - piled up all around him. I always remove it all, as I'm thinking it wouldn't feel too nice to roll over on top of a hard metal or plastic toy.

I am no longer surprised by what I find next to him in bed at night, or even at naptime.

But THEN, last weekend... Firedaddy went in to kiss him goodbye toward the end of his nap, because he was leaving to catch a plane for a business trip... and found him like this:





Who doesn't just LOVE a good snuggle with their shoes?????