Dear Cindy

After we did a lot of traveling this summer and Turo slept in big beds, the time just felt right for the switch to the toddler bed in August. He "helped" me convert it, so that might have helped make the adjustment easier. He has done a good job of staying in it at night and still calls out when he wakes up. At naptime (which is being phased out - yikes!), I could hear him get out to get toys but then he went right back in. I also like it because I can snuggle with him at bedtime for a bit (but I start feeling cramped after about 10 minutes).



As for the loud factor, we haven't really encountered that particular issue too much. When he gets wound up, his volume increases as well and we have to remind him to use his inside voice. We also did a lot of practicing of quiet voices when we were getting ready for his baptism and refer to situations in which we need to whisper "like church."



Toddlers are such a trip.