the triple b's ~ big boy bed

we were not planning on moving talan into hayden's room until hayden was out of school in june. the one time the boy's slept in the same room together, they got little sleep as they were up all nite playing around together. the next day they were both total crabs and we realized it would never work to have them sharing a room while hayden still had school to get up for.
hayden has been sleeping up on his top bunk for several days now and he loves it. he asks all of the time when talan can move into his room with him. they both have seemed pretty excited about it. so the other day i realize that hayden is off of school for midwinter break this week and realize it might be a good week to try out the room sharing situation. so on friday evening we put talan in his brand new big boy bed.
we were amazed to only hear talking coming from their room for about 3 minutes and then it was quiet. and it was quiet for the entire evening. nobody got out of bed, there wasn't talking and laughing and playing with toys...nothing. it was amazing.
talan woke up in the morning so proud saying "i be quiet!" and so it has been for the entire week. the boys have done so well sleeping in the same room together and they seem to love it. i actually think they both are getting a little more sleep than normal.
hayden used to get out of his bed several times to go to the bathroom or to get books or his leapster. but now that talan is in his room, he almost never gets down from his bunk until the morning. and come 7am, hayden will quietly slip out of the room and let talan continue sleeping if he isn't awake yet.
i have gone into their room a couple of times to check and found hayden totally out but talan wide awake. but talan keeps quiet and stays in his bed instead of getting up and getting books or toys or coming out into the hallway like he used to when he was in his crib.
the move couldn't have gone any smoother and we are so happy to have it done before the baby comes! now we don't have to sleep with the baby for 3 months and he/she can have its own room!
talan continues to LOVE his new room and his big boy bed and is always so proud every morning when he tells us that he was quiet and slept in his "bunk bed."
in over a week he's only fallen out of bed twice and the second time he didn't even cry. he hasn't even mentioned it the next morning until i bring it up. and even then i don't know if he's just agreeing with me or if he really remembers.
now if only potty training could go this easily....

hayden and talan ready for their first nite as roomies:
talan ready for his first nite in his big boy bed (he prefers to call it his bunk bed):


later that nite. evidence that he did actually fall asleep: