{"id":2535,"date":"2015-01-27T21:06:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T05:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2015-08-18T11:02:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:02:02","slug":"toddler-bed-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/toddler-bed-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Bed Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I went to my daughter&#8217;s room to get her up after her nap today, I found her on top of the rails of her crib. She was balancing her feet on one side and her arms on the other, with her body canopying over. &#8220;Crap,&#8221; I thought. &#8220;Time to convert this crib into a toddler bed.&#8221; She&#8217;s always been a good night sleeper and as of late, a horrible daytime napper. This new development means I will have zero &#8220;me&#8221; time from now on.<\/p>\n<p>We have a convertible crib similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00LXRQ5ZS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00LXRQ5ZS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=westmomm-20&amp;linkId=XVRDXN2MAAA7FU4S\" target=\"_blank\">this one<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=westmomm-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00LXRQ5ZS\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00LXRQ5ZS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00LXRQ5ZS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=westmomm-20&amp;linkId=XVRDXN2MAAA7FU4S\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00LXRQ5ZS&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=westmomm-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=westmomm-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00LXRQ5ZS\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a nice crib. Unfortunately, I couldn&#8217;t find the extra screws it came with. I had to drive to Home Depot tonight to buy compatible screws for the toddler rail. Tonight is the first night and I told my husband, who usually puts her to bed, &#8220;Good Luck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We never had a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ajr=2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;fst=as%3Aoff&amp;keywords=baby%20cam&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;qid=1422421144&amp;rh=n%3A166870011%2Ck%3Ababy%20cam&amp;rnid=2941120011&amp;tag=westmomm-20&amp;linkId=QHC6YP2JYPBFZCWO\" target=\"_blank\">Baby Cam<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=westmomm-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> before, but I think it&#8217;s time to look for one. Baby-proofing is one thing, toddler-proofing is another. Any tips or tricks are greatly appreciated!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=westmomm-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=48&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=baby&amp;banner=1JYH964PEQVNKDREH182&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=LP7GMFONOW43IJW2\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I went to my daughter&#8217;s room to get her up after her nap today, I found her on top of the rails of her crib. She was balancing her feet on one side and her arms on the other, with her body canopying over. &#8220;Crap,&#8221; I thought. &#8220;Time to convert this crib into a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[906],"tags":[677,676,679,678],"class_list":["post-2535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements","tag-baby-monitor","tag-babycam","tag-convertible-crib","tag-toddler-bed","eq-blocks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p46LgQ-ET","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4590,"url":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/5-holiday-travel-baby-sleep-challenges-and-lifesaver-solutions-from-infant-and-toddler-sleep-expert-natalie-willes\/","url_meta":{"origin":2535,"position":0},"title":"5 Holiday Travel Baby Sleep Challenges and Lifesaver Solutions from Infant and Toddler Sleep Expert Natalie Willes","author":"westsidemommy","date":"December 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Traveling during the holidays can be strenuous enough without a baby - add a little one to the mix and you have a recipe for disaster! 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