The Swinton's: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep...

When I became a mother, people often said things like “kids, they grow up fast” or “next thing you know there will be boys knocking at the door for her.” At first, I really didn’t take people seriously; in fact, I found these types of phrases rather annoying, but I am quickly learning that there is some truth to these clichés (I heard them often enough to make them clichés). For example, just last night Dan and I decided that it was time to make Farris’ crib into a toddler bed. {Crazy, I know!} We thought it would be a fairly simple task since she has one of those overpriced 4-in-1 beds that start as a standard crib, convert into a toddler bed, then transform into a day bed, and finally become a full size bed (thanks to grandma and grandpa Swinton). However, it ended up being quite the little project.

1.We took off the side of her crib…this part went well

2.Then we lowered her crib mattress…this part went well

3.Then we attached the little side railing...this part went well….until…

4.We realized that the bolts that hold the little side railing up are different then the bolts that held up the side of the crib.

5.So, we had to stop working on the toddler bed because we, of course, didn’t know where we had put the bolts for the little railing.

6.After looking long and hard-we still didn’t find the missing bolts!!

7.Luckily, my dad had the exact size bolts that we needed just laying around in his tool box (my dad has just about anything you could ever want hidden somewhere in his tool box…very handy)

8. Finally, we securely attached the little side railing to Farris’ toddler bed…just in time for her to "hit the hay."

Yes, there was a point to my story. The point is that when Dan and I got the crib as a gift, when I was pregnant, we stuck the extra bolts in a “safe” spot because we thought it would be a looooong time before Farris would be big enough for a toddler bed. Needless to say, she has grown up a lot faster then we both thought was possible or as some people like to say shes “growing like a weed.”

…and even though I am getting used to these clichés I do not expect boys to be knocking at our door anytime soon!!

BTW: Farris loves her “new bed” she even managed to sleep in it all night without getting out (that may be because she hasn't figured out how to get out by herself...yet)