Transitions

Hopefully this lasts, in spite of me putting it down in writing...
Judah has officially transitioned into the crib. We did not buy an extra crib when we had Judah. We had him in the bassinet and then in a pack n play until we felt Micah was ready to move to his toddler bed. So far (in the past 24 hours!) Judah seems to really be enjoying the extra space and comfort that the crib provides...
Micah took a bit more time transitioning...and I'm sure this is quite normal for the age and for the freedom that changes with a toddler bed.
The first time we ever tried Micah in the toddler bed, Matt decided he would just go cold turkey. It was bed time, he moved the crib out, moved the toddler bed in, and put Micah to sleep for the night in a brand new bed! We were surprised at how well he seemed to go to sleep. We put the bed against a wall and then put some shelving on the other side so he would be less likely to fall out. He is a mover and I wasn't sure how partially opened sides would affect this. I heard some noise, like maybe he kicked the wall, but then it was quiet...for a couple of hours...the Micah woke up screaming. I mean, really screaming. This is not something Micah does. He doesn't scream. And he doesn't wake up during the night unless something is really wrong...
Matt went up first and just tried to leave the light off and feel around the bed to comfort him. When I got in there, he was still doing this but couldn't find him. So I turned the lights on. And we heard where the screams were coming from...UNDER the bed!! We still don't know quite how this happened. The bed was still against the wall, and the shelves were still on the other side of the bed where we left them. But Micah was UNDER the bed. I think the noise I heard was him falling down somehow, but then staying asleep or falling asleep under the bed. And since he is such a mover, I think he tried to move around and felt trapped (for obvious reasons!) and then got scared. And screamed!

We got him out of bed, calmed him down (with Judah's help), and then I suggested we move the crib back in his room and have some time with both beds in his room so he could gradually get used to the toddler bed while still in the comfort of his room, and with the ability to also sleep in the crib as needed. The rest of that night he slept in the crib!