One of the best gifts we received when Savannah was born was a video monitor.  It has given us loads of entertainment, as well as saved many trips upstairs in the middle of the night.  Like last night, as we were headed to bed, we turned on the monitor to check on our girl, and we both laughed at what we saw, Savannah sound asleep with her finger in her ear!

I’ve read all the latest about not using bumper pads at all, but I’ve also seen their benefits as I’ve watched my daughter flail around her bed hitting the sides with her head. I’ve also read that it’s best to remove the bumper pads once the child is standing/pulling up, as they can use it for leverage to get out of the crib.  Selfishly, I want to keep the bumper pads in-I love the fabric, and I just think it kind of ‘makes’ the crib.  Several times lately, I have noticed a new trend, she uses her bumper pad as a pillow! So I have a question to all the moms out there….did you use a bumper pad?  Did you remove it at some point? If so, then when?  At what point does a child get a real pillow?  Just curious to know what other moms are doing out there.