Operation: Big girl bed

So last night was the big night! We took out the crib and replaced it with Claire's big girl bed. She was very excited about the new bed, new blanket, and new pillow. We let her "help" us bring the bed in her room and put the blankets on. Here she is, showing off her new bed!



Now that she's a big girl, and since the glider will go in her sister's room, Justin read her a story in her bed instead of the chair.

Overall, it went better than I had anticipated. I thought we'd be up all night with her getting in and out of bed. In the end, she got out of bed six times in the first 45 minutes she was in bed. She would stand at her closed door, call for Mommy or Daddy, and bang on the door. After the sixth time, she finally fell asleep and didn't wake up until 7 this morning, when I heard her calling for Mommy. I expected her to climb out of bed when she woke up, but she was just sitting up, waiting for me. I can't say I'm surprised that she climbed out of bed several times but I was pleased that it wasn't worse!

She went down for her nap in the bed with no problem - she didn't get out even once! Let's hope she keeps it up!!