Toddler bed vs crib

Rachel

So my son has always been a very good sleeper. Bedtime is typically 8-8:30 pm and we get up around 7:30. However, he recently realized that he can climb out of his crib 😩 and has been doing it every single morning at like 4, 5, 6 am. There are many people out there who can get by with a couple hours of sleep each night -I am not one of those people. Obviously I do what I have to and get up with him and such and I am aware of how lucky I am that he’s always been such a good sleeper, but I’m losing my marbles here!

I’m not sure what to do at this point. My first idea was to take the front of his crib off because it converts to a toddler bed. Then I thought about it... my son is very big for his age (42 inches 43 pounds) and he’s starting to look a little big in that crib. So then I thought about getting a twin bed? But I feel like he’s still just gonna keep getting out of bed and coming into our room 😩 what can I do to keep him in his bed?????