Farewell Cot

Since Alexander turned 2 I have been looking for a bed for him. I didn't want to spend money on a bed frame if I didn't have to. My challenge was to find a bed on gumtree for free. It took a few months and a few goes at seeing one, contacting the owner and them replying saying someone else had got it, but after a few months we finally managed to find a bed for free and it is a lovely one. James and Dad went to get it and we stored it upstairs until there was a time when Alexander wasn't here so James and I could set it up.


The holidays was this time. Sunday 7th October saw Alexander have his last sleep in the cot, his last sleep in sleeping bags. When did my baby grow up? 

I LOVE this photo that James took!

He had a good nights sleep but in the morning wasn't very happy to be awake. Or I more thought it was because he knew it was his last night in his cot.

 But he wasn't sad for long.

This cot has had Oscar, Daniel, Eliza and Alexander sleep in it. Many nights over more than 9 years with these kiddies in it. I was sad that we were putting this cot out. It is a symbol of having babies, little kiddies. And now that it has gone it is showing that my youngest is growing up. Hopefully we can find someone else to take the cot as I don't want to just put it out.

On Monday night James and I pulled apart the cot and then assembled Alexander's new bed. It fitted in nicely and was all set up for Alexander when he got back home on Tuesday afternoon.

I wasn't very sure about how Alexander would go with being in a big boy bed but hoped because of Daniel and Eliza showing how they stay in their room after the sun goes down. He was very excited to have his big boy bed and was very excited to sleep in it.

 And so were Daniel and Eliza.

 He liked having goodnight cuddles with Daddy after stories and prayers and loved saying goodnight to his sun on his own groclock.

 And happily went to sleep with bunny.

He slept well in the night which was good.

 And he woke happily in the morning. I didn't know how he would go with naptime on the Wednesday because he might have wanted to stay up and play. But he was a champ and fell asleep for his nap time too. (But was naughty with his thumb in his mouth).

Alexander has been the best in his big boy bed. He hasn't even gotten out of his bed without the sun being up. He can call out to us from his bed (and at the moment he does a lot when going to sleep) but he stays in his room.

My favourite part of him moving into a big boy bed though is his joy at seeing his sun come up in the morning. Each morning without a doubt he runs into our room screaming 'My sun is up! My sun is up!' It is then often followed closely by 'Do you want to see it? Mummy, Daddy come and see my sun.' Of course we jump up very excited and run to his room to see his sun up.

 My big boy.