We made the plunge. The crib is officially a youth bed! Yes, I know we are a little early tackling this transition, but my back simply cannot handle leaning over a crib with a 30 pound bundle in my arms. So far, it's working great. We actually slid the open side against the wall (don't want him having free reign just yet!) and I slide it out whenever I need to lay Jude down or get him up. Sooo much better on my back!! Jude's pretty happy with the arrangement too, I think. He even helped Daddy and Granddaddy with the manual labor...
I've been down in my back this week so Micah offered to take Jude and do some much-needed grocery shopping yesterday. Typically, Jude is not a big fan of this errand, but I have a feeling it was a little more fun with Daddy. Especially since a balloon was involved!
He was so proud of his balloon! He carried it around all day!