R.D.
LOL @ hate mail over pillows...
The girls were YOUNG when they went from crib to toddler bed: 9 and 10 months. They had pillows, like adult sized pillows.
My son is 22 months old and received a 'pillow pet' as a gift for his 1st birthday... he's slept with it ever since.
At 11 months, the twins can use pillows. Their bodies will tell them to move if they're being smothered... not breathing kind of pisses off little ones ;)