I finally realized that with Baby Boy W coming sooner rather than later, I should get Mya well adjusted to her new room with a big girl bed. So, we built up the excitement and gave it a whirl!
Matt and I were REALLY questioning our intelligence when we decided to put her down for her nap in her toddler bed at 1:45.....exactly 15 minutes before kick-off of a huge Bears Game. What were we thinking??? We tucked her in, gave her a "You're such a big girl!"....oh, and a "You can have ice cream when you wake up in your big girl bed!"
Whatever.... don't judge.
So, we headed downstairs and watched the miserable beginning of the Bears game. All was quiet in Mya's room for about 10 minutes! Then, we heard a little pitter patter coming from her room and a sweet little voice talking. I went to her room and snuck a peek. She had gotten out of her bed, grabbed a book, and was reading it to her lovies in her bed. Although it was one of the cutest things I had seen, I had to nip it in the bud! I explained to her she absolutely couldn't get out of her new bed! She fussed and fought so I decided to put her into her crib. She freaked. She wanted her new bed! Ok.... frustrated and really wanting to get back to the Bears game, I put her back into her toddler bed. I reminded her not to get out, she was a big girl, AND she could have ice cream!
Again.... don't judge.
I headed downstairs and returned to the the miserable Bears game. This time, all was quiet for an hour!!! She did it! She napped in her big girl bed! Although it wasn't her usual 2 hour nap, I'll take it! It's a new bed and she's fighting a cold! I am so proud of my big girl!
Bedtime went extremely well too! She didn't make a peep once we tucked her in for the night!!! AND... I didn't even have to promise her icecream! I pray that she sleeps through the night with no problems! I'll keep you posted!
FAST FORWARD UNTIL WEDNESDAY.... 8:18 p.m.
I am revisiting this blog entry. Our computer was out of commission for a few days while we were getting new carpet. I also decided it would be a good idea to wait and see how the week was going in the big girl bed before I "officially" post this entry.
So, here are the stats....
Sunday: Nap= 1 hour Bedtime= 12 hours Mya slept all through the night and woke up a proud little girl!
Monday: Nap= 1 hour Bedtime= slept with no problems until midnight... then demanded on sleeping in her crib!
Tuesday: Nap= 2 hours Bedtime= no big girl bed.... demanded the crib. UGH!
Wednesday: Nap= 2.75 hours Bedtime= so far so good! She's been asleep since 7:30. We'll cross our fingers!
I'm not quite sure what to think about this whole big girl bed! As of now, we have her crib and toddler bed in her bedroom. Matt and I have difference of opinion. I think we should take the crib out and not give her a choice. Matt things we should keep it in her room and let her choose where she wants to sleep. What to do, what to do???
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