Transfer my iPhone info to my mom's old(newer) iPhone?

My mom has had her 3Gs for some time now and decided last week to upgrade to an iPhone 4. Since she now has the 4, she no longer needs her 3Gs. I currently have a 3Gs as well but mine only has 8GB while hers has 16. Since my contract won't allow me to upgrade to a 4 until May I would like to switch to her 16GB so I have more room for photos and music. How do I go about doing this since neither one of the phones are brand new? What do I do about the SIM card? Do I put mine into her phone? Detailed information would be great. This seems like a different scenario than if someone were to buy a new iPhone from the Apple store and come home and restore from their backup.
Also, we upgraded her 3Gs to the new ios5 before purchasing her iPhone 4. So her 3Gs has the newest ios while mine has the previous. Would this pose any problem?

Upgrade your 3GS to iOS 5.0. This will also create a current backup. On your Mom's phone: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. When complete, swap sims(be sure to turn the phones OFF when doing so). After you swap sims, plug your Mom's phone into YOUR iTunes, right-click the phone in the left device pane, select "Restore from Backup". Select the backup from YOUR 3GS. Sync your iTunes content to the phone when finished. Enjoy your "new" phone.

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