BIG girl bed

We took the plunge this weekend to move Abby from her safe, closed in, can't-get-out-of, crib to her full size bed.  We had actually attempted this a couple of weekends ago, but quickly learned the piece to her "toddler" bed was not the correct one.  With potty training well under way, I wanted Abby to be able to use the bathroom whenever she needed to. I know kiddos learn to hold overnight/nap pee until much later in the potty training stage, so this is a step in the right direction.

Nap time was a bit worrisome as she was soooooo excited for her big girl bed she wasn't into sleeping even though she was exhausted.  Tim ended up taking her for a quick ride in the car and transferred her.  Night time took an hour of stories, cuddling, and pretending to sleep and finally I talked her into falling asleep on her own.  She had all her friends to keep her safe, the night light to ward off any scary things in the dark, a book to read to her friends, a sip of water, and her 6 well-loved blankets.  She drifted off to dream land peacefully.  She slept through the night with the exception of once.  I heard a small thud, thinking it was her book, and got up to check.  She was just about to slide down from her bed with her lady bug blanket, but I convinced her it was too early to get up.  3:00am is not an ideal wake up time.  While it didn't take too much convincing, she snuggled right back into her new bedding and whale sheets. Ahhhhhhh.....sweet success!

I found the most perfect bedding at Land of Nod and was psyched to even get it on sale.  In the case you were wondering, we do have rails for the sides.  They are on loan to us from our good friends Chris and Kate and were given to us just in time!

Let's hope all goes well again tonight and the sleep fairy visits.