Moving from crib into toddler bed

We were given a toddler bed shaped like a car so we moved Scylla's bedding into her new bed. I kept all the same bedding because I wanted to make this change as smooth as possible. 

After setting the bed up we let her explore her new bed for a while. She really likes climbing up and then back down her bed. She even helped more her stuffed animals from her crib to the new bed. 

We stayed up pretty late last night because we had people over, so by the time we put her to bed she was really tired. She was happy to go into her new bed but as soon as I left the room she did cry for maybe 5 minutes which she normally doesn't cry at all at bedtime. 

When I went to bed an hour later I did my nightly checking on her (half expecting to find her a sleep outside of her bed) but nope she was under the covers cuddled next to her stuffed dog. 

Went to bed myself only to be woken up an hour later by her crying. She calmed down right away when I went in there, she even laid her head back on the pillow. So I rubbed her back for a minute or 2 then went back to sleep. 

That lasted about 2 hours by which time it was 3:30 am. So I woke Caleb to go see what she needed this time. I guess he gave her a hug and calmed down her down then left the room. Maybe he should have waited until she was almost a sleep or something because she started crying right after and I had to go in there by which time she was pretty upset. It took me 2 hours to get her back to sleep but this was also because I didn't move her out of her bed. I finally ended up crawling in bed with her and cuddling her while we both fell a sleep. Lucky for me it wasn't more then 30 mins I was a sleep in her bed because dang I really don't fit in her bed! 

This morning she did not cry or make a peep when she woke up, instead I heard her playing with toys. She was happier today waking up then she normally ever is! 

I think moving her into the toddler bed will be a good thing very soon. She seems to love it. 

We just need to get past this waking up scared because she isn't use to the bed and feels unsecure. (I think that's why she calms down when we come in the room. 

All in all it could have been a worse first night. 

I welcome any advice on anything more I should be doing when she wakes up like this. But I'm hoping tonight will be better.