Bye bye baby, hello big girl

Last night another big leap from babyhood into big kid world was taken. Megan finally got her "big girl bed."  It wasn't even a year ago when we converted the crib into a "toddler" bed.  But we decided to get her a bed she can grow into for many years to come.  With Ian, it wasn't even a question of waiting, we needed the crib for Megan and we just happened to have Paul's old bed, and that was that.
For a while now, we have been discussing "big girl" beds with Megan, she would see them and wanted one so desperately, and she wanted a princess one, of course!  By luck this summer, while we were in Ohio, I found a princess bed spread on sale for $20, so I just hid it away and I'm sure she all but forgot about it.
A few weeks ago, we made our mind of what bed to get, I ordered it, and this Monday it came.  Megan was excited at that point, she would visit the garage to make sure the boxes were still there.  I told her that we had to wait until the weekend so daddy could buy the mattress and assemble it.
Well, daddy, in all daddy style, came home with a surprise, he went to Costco and bought his little girl a mattress.  I had no clue, he just came home and asked Megan if she wanted to help put her bed together. Well YEAH!!!!!  And so that began the next chapter of our lives....bye bye baby, hello big girl.

Her crib, one last time...I did get weepy as I helped to un-assemble the crib

Totally excited, (excuse the outfit, she decided she needed a tutu on)

Ian and daddy hard at work

getting closer and closer to having a bed

Megan helping daddy carry parts into the room (again, excuse the lack of a tutu now)

Almost done (still need to assemble the headboard)

the princess bedspread schlepped all the way from Ohio

Ziggy had to be the first one to try out the bed

YAY a big girl bed!!!!

i love my bed.

Megan slept all night without waking up in the middle of the night and crawling into our bed. I'm still a little sad of how big she is getting, and that the crib is no longer needed. It lasted us over 6 yrs, 3 moves and 2 kiddos, but it is time to close that chapter of our lives.