Big Girl Bed

Well we finally did it. Yesterday we converted Izzy's crib to a toddler bed. I don't want to jiinx myself but so far so good.

We decided to do it because earlier in the week when Izzy was having a huge post bath meltdown complete with kicking, and refusing to get her teeth brushed, I told her she was going to bed with no stories, and put her in her bed while she was screaming in protest. I tried laying her down and of course she just popped right back up, screaming all the while. So I said good night and turned around and walked out and shut the door.......no sooner had i shut the door was a little hand opening it on the other side...yep flew out of her crib in a rage ...so we quickly realized, i guess she can get out if she wants. She didn't climb out at all the rest of the week but we figured with our up coming cruise, where she will be sleeping in a pull out couch...that we should try the transition and see what happens.

She was very excited to help daddy put it together and was pretty proud when it was done. We then played outside after lunch and by the time it was nap time she really was very tired. So DH took her upstairs, and put her in bed and to both of our suprise she stayed there. And fell asleep for 2 hours. Woke up and didn't get out until i went up to her room to get her. Same thing last night and this morning. I am SHOCKED. The only issue was her covers (her blanket grandma made) must have fallen out of her bed last night because she told DH this morning that it had been on the floor (although this morning it was in bed with ehr so sometime last night she must have gotten up to get it.) So this morning we put a different blanket on her bed that i could tuck in so it won't fall off.

Is it too good to be true or will she continue to be so good. We will see. I just put her up for a nap and she went in laid down and that was that...............

I am so proud of her!!! I am also a bit sad, she is officially not in a crib and not a baby......and knowing that she will most likely be our only baby, I am sad. I was organzing the basement storage area looking at all the ridiculous amount of baby gear with a sad heart...we won't be using it again. The time just went by too fast. I wish i could slow it down!