I guess since I made the big girl bed a "thing" by writing about it when we first bought the bed, I will follow up. Even though it hardly seems like an event now.
We ended up giving up on the bed for a month or two because Zoey was just nervous about it and it was taking a lot of convincing to make her even consider sleeping there. So it sat there in her room, across from her bed, empty for quite some time. It wasn't ever a problem with baby Nate because he slept on my chest for a couple of months, and later we put him on our pack n play mattress next to my bed.
About two weeks ago (Zoey is now 2 years and 3 months old) Tanner decided to have an activity where we took the sliding wall off of the crib to make it a day bed. Zoey thought it was kinda cool. And we were now a lot more confident that she wouldn't fall off. When night came, naturally, she got nervous. Tanner was quick to remind her what one of her favorite TV characters, Daniel Tiger, sings, "when we do something new, let's talk about what we do." She was happy for the reminder and they talked about how now she can get out of her own bed in the morning instead of having to wait for mom or dad to come get her out. She slept the whole night, no problem. And every night after that.
Close to a week after, I decided to move the whole crib into my room after her nap was over. She helped me unassemble and reassemble the crib to get it through the doors. Tanner took her to her "go go bed" (big girl bed) that night and they talked about it. No fight. Maybe a little nervousness. But no problem. She just slept and has been doing great ever since.
What a night and day difference this experience was compared to all other sleeping experiences when she was a baby. Even in the couple of months from the time we bought the bed to now; she has matured so much. For us it was all about timing.
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