Bye bye crib.

Dear Crib,

You have served us well these 6 years and 4 months. Never was there a time you got to rest. Never did you get put on hold, never did you go in a spare room. For a while you were joined by a second crib. The two of you worked well together, keeping young children safe while sleeping, but it is sad to say, it is time for you to go.

Sean lovingly dismantled you (just as lovingly and carefully as he assembled you, I am sure) yesterday. You are resting comfortably in the attic, and our "baby" Kerri is resting comfortably in her full sized bed complete with feather bed and down comforter. Not that you were not comfortable hard, plastic, crib mattress, but let me just tell you that Kerri dove into her new bed last night and slept twelve hours until her sisters came and woke her up. She is now napping soundly.

I must say, crib, as well as you have served us, I do have one complaint, by the age of 2 years and 1 month (some sooner, none later), all of my children were easily scaling your walls. I am not sure if the blame lies in you or in the DNA make up of my children (obviously fault of Sean and I) but it does seem quite suspicious that all four easily climbed right out of you. I have heard rumor and legend of other children staying in their cribs until 3, sometimes 4 years of age!

We have put you away faithful ol' crib. Not sure if you will be taken out again or passed on to someone else, but please know you were loved and appreciated.

Autumn (the mom)