Leo hasbeen out of his cot for a month now, and he has taken to having no sides
like an absolute super star. I admittedly had worries when the time presented
itself to make this change, as to me it seems like such a big step. It
definitely highlights just how much he has grown up, and in a sense it gives
him more freedom than ever before. We haven’t put a stair gate on Leo’s room as
we didn't want to give him the impression that he has been ‘locked in’ if he
really needed us in the night. 9 times out of 10 though if Leo does need us he
just shouts for us and he knows that we will come running. He knows that I can
hear everything that he says and see absolutely everything that he does even
when I am not actually in the room. It is those magical powers that I possess
as his Mummy… Or the baby monitor that I seem to keep closer than ever these
days!
The only
times I have ever known Leo to actually get out of his bed when he is supposed
to be sleeping is during naptime, when admittedly he can be more persistent
about not going for a sleep. He will look directly at the baby monitor and
slowly slide the duvet off himself. One foot touches the floor followed in turn
by his second foot. He stands up and gives the baby monitor another long hard
stare, he is waiting for me to tell him to get back into bed. He knows that I
know he is out of bed and he is waiting for the voice that tells him to get
back into bed and close his eyes. As soon as he hears me telling him, he is
back in bed as fast as his little legs can carry him.
As Leo
spends 3 days a week at Granny’s while I am at work, and occasionally spends the
night we have had to consider his sleeping arrangements there. We have always
kept our Cosatto Travel Cot in his room there and up until he started to climb
out, it hadn’t been an issue. We decided to move Leo’s cot bed up to his room
at Granny’s so he could have a proper bed for when he stayed there, and we then
ordered Leo the Little Tikes Roadster Bed for his room at home.
Leo had
seen the photos of his new bed and was really excited when it finally arrived
at the house. Of course it quickly became Daddy’s job to put it all together
for him in time for bedtime that evening. Leo was holding his arms out in front
and pretending to grab the imaginary steering wheel. He made me get into bed
and told me to go to ‘sleep’ while he pushed my head to meet with the pillow.
The bed was an astounding hit, and I could see exactly how pleased Leo was with
it.
From a
parent’s perspective I think it is a lovely bed, but I do think it is a little
pricey for the overall build and quality. It is constructed entirely from
plastic which granted is solid, and the middle is MDF slats to hold the
mattress. Retailing at around the £274.99 mark I would like to see a little
more quality in the overall finishing, but this does not affect the use or over
all finish one bit. All the pictures that I saw before purchasing this bed,
showed the wheels had a white plastic rim inside, but actually on the bed that
I have received this is a sticker instead…These are just a few gripes I wanted
to raise in terms of the pretty penny price tag that meets buyers before they
buy. Over all I really like the bed and can see how much enjoyment that Leo is
getting out of it, and he doesn’t share any of the quibbles with it that I have
raised.
Now Leo is in a bed and the cot is no more, I can't help seeing Leo in a new light. He really isn't a baby any more, and he is continuing to grow at an incredible rate. Learning new things and amazing us all of the time. I should have known really that he would just take this transition in his stride, just like he does everything else.
Disclaimer: We bought the Little Tikes Roadster Bed and just wanted to show how much Leo loves it, and share our personal views.
That bed is so cool! I would definitely not get out of bed if mine looked like that!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a massive hit! x
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