So we are hitting that magical age (2.5 on the dot) where all the big transition things are converging. LO has been trying to climb out of the crib for weeks and finally toppled over last week. I think it might have scared her off from trying again and I'm being way more vigilant with watching her on the monitor but taking off the front rail is definitely on the agenda. We still haven't taken her pacifier away (she uses it only to fall asleep at night) because every time we try she just can't get to that final stage of asleep and loses out on sleep. Last night she finally made the connection and actually asked for the binky for the first time ever, after nearly 2 hours of trying to go to sleep. I wimped out, after watching her struggle on the monitor for hours and she was out in seconds.

So I'm wondering how to approach this bed transition. She's an active kid and I'm nearly certain we're going to be spending a lot of time putting her back in bed because she won't just stay in it. It takes her a long time to settle down, she seems to need a solid hour or so to just be on her own and get into the sleep zone. Should I keep at it with the pacifier and then move her once we kicked it, or move her first and leave the pacifier alone? Or try both at the same time and try to explain the changes as "big girl" things all at once? I honestly broke down crying with the pacifier last night because it felt like I was torturing her, but our dentist does say it's starting to affect her teeth so I'm nervous letting it go too long. Thoughts? Anyone try it one way or the other?