Big girl bed.....big time failure!

So we had converted Maddie's crib into a toddler bed about a week ago thinking it would be fun for her to have a big girl bed in her brand new room.  She had been showing some interest in sleeping in a toddler bed and with her climbing skills, we were worried about her climbing out of her crib some day and hurting herself.  The first couple of days went pretty smoothly.  She slept great at night and continued taking her naps.

 Maddie checking out her new bed for the first time

Then things started to get difficult.  She refused her nap on Wednesday and Saturday but took decent naps the rest of the week.  However, she has refused to take a nap yesterday and today.  That makes for 4 skipped naps in a week!  Prior to the bed change, she was only skipping a nap once a week to once every other week.  She is also making such a ruckus in her room that she occasionally wakes up her sleeping brother.  And when I check on her, her room is often a complete disaster area, taking me quite some time to clean up.  And yes, she still needs a nap!  On days that she doesn't take one, she is out of control by bedtime. 

 What happens when someone doesn't take a nap!

I know we could give it some more time and see if she settles down, but she was sleeping great in her crib and hadn't tried to climb out of it yet.  This might be one of those "What on earth were we thinking?" parenting moments!  Or a "don't fix what ain't broke" kind of moment.  Needless to say, Quan is converting the bed back to a crib when he gets home tonight.  Hopefully, this will lead to some better naps and more sanity in this house!