Big Girl Bed: Part II

Bed update: Katie slept in her "big girl bed" for the first time on Friday night. She said she wanted to sleep there but when the time came time to actually go to sleep, she wanted her "cribby." I knew we were so close to making this transition that I told a little lie. I said the crib was broken and needed to be fixed. So Katie, 5 stuffed animals, 4 books, 2 pillows and 1 baby doll named Owen all slept in the bed. There were a few tears and some staling but once we said she could read to her friends, she got comfortable and eventually went to sleep. I felt like she was 3 months old again and Chad and I were on you couch just hoping she would go to sleep. She's older now and we didn't have to agonize over letting her cry-it-out but we had the same feeling of relief when there was silence. Oddly enough, we can't get her out of the bed now. She woke up on Saturday morning, didn't call out for Mom or Dad, opened her books and started to read to her "friends." The bed she avoided, she now wants to stay in all the time. She doesn't want to get out. We are going back to the old philosophy we had when she was 3 months old: Try not to stress too much because everything will probably change in a couple of days. Here she is on Saturday morning...

President's Day Weekend

Thanks to the President's Day weekend we had some much-needed extra down time. Katie and Chad went to the playground and grocery store while I took a photography class on Sunday morning. Katie said she wanted to go back to the playground when we woke up on Monday and didn't need to go to work. I took her there and brought my camera to try out some things I learn. It might take me awhile to get used to the tips and techniques but between Katie and the soon-to-be-arriving Deuce I have two good subjects to work with.

Big Girl Room

We've finished preparing Katie's "big girl" room. Now we just have to figure out how to get her to sleep in it. She seems to think of it more as a playground. When it comes to sleep...not so much. Check out Chad and Katie trying to assemble the bed rail.

Here is Katie testing out the bed. Noticed her wide awake look.