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Even though the new baby will come when he is 14 months, I would want him fullytransitioned to the new bed two months prior to the new baby's arrival so he doesn't associate the new baby with him losing his crib. Transitioning to a bed and adjusting to a new sibling would be too much at one time. So, considering that, I would buy an additional crib, but I would be sure to get a convertible crib that you can turn into a toddler bed and later into a full size headboard/footboard.

For what it's worth to other people who are in the same situation but have a slightly older first child...we transitioned our 18 month old from his crib to a twin mattress on the floor with no problems at all. We had the mattress on the floor in his room for several months before we ever asked him to sleep in it. We played on it and read books in it. When he did start sleeping on the mattress, we kept the crib in his room so he could start the night on the mattress and if he woke up at night, we'd put him in the crib. Eventually, he stopped waking up during the night and we didn't need the crib anymore. The transition worked perfectly. Oh and we used a baby gate at his door so he couldn't leave the room and he would call out to us. He now knows to stay in his room and call for us when he needs us. We will eventually transition him again, slowly, from a floor mattress to a platform bed.

I like some of these as additional decorations for Christmas, but as an alternative for the Christmas tree? That would me make me sad - especially for a child. The ladder is especially awful and weird to me.

Love this song and love the design ideas! This would be a fun room to do for a girl.

My son did fine, it was me who woke up way too early Sunday morning!

Too cute - I HAVE to do this.

Oh no, I think the donations thing is a great idea! It is a great lesson for the little ones. You just have to make it accessible and hands-on for the kids.

Have a rescue group at the party - on the invitation you would mention that the group will be there and you will have a donation jar for them at the party and anything collected will be given to the group at the end of the party!

If I received that invitation, I would bring some cash for the donation jar AND a small present for the birthday boy!