coming to an end

I can't believe it but Avery has actually been sleeping in her crib since she was a baby. Macie moved to a bed before she turned 2. The boys started climbing out of their cribs at age 1. For some reason, God has blessed us with this stroke of good fortune. She's goes down easily, stays down and has consistently slept a solid 12 hours in her crib. Just recently she has started climbing out when she wakes up. The crib is the one thing left that is really "baby." Strange how some rites of passage are embraced and others not. I'm glad to be done with the diapers, nursing, crawling and middle of the night wakings but this is one passage I am not quite ready for.