Big news - Meredith moved to a big girl bed last weekend! We had been debating for a while about whether to move her to a toddler bed or a twin size bed and when to make the move. For the past three months or so, Luke has been sleeping in Meredith's crib and Meredith has been sleeping in the pack n' play. It was just supposed to be a temporary solution since Meredith was a bit cramped in the pack n' play, but she seemed to like it and slept well in it so it worked good for us. Meredith's original crib converts to a toddler bed, so we even thought about getting Luke a new crib and just using her crib for her new bed.
Well, the straw that broke the camel's back came a few days prior to her big move. After laying her down in her pack n' play for naptime and leaving the room, Meredith threw a fit. I thought she was just protesting her nap like she does sometimes. Well, instead the next thing I hear is a loud thump, scurried feet moving rapidly, and the opening of the bedroom doorknob. She had escaped! This made our decision to move her a no-brainer at this point. We realized that rather than spending money on another bed, we would just utilize one of the extra queen-size beds (we had two, since we each had one when we got married) we already had in the basement. Right now, we just have the mattress on the floor so after she gets a bit more accustomed to sleeping on the bed, we will move the box springs and frame up as well. So far, she usually stays on the bed and doesn't get off once we close the door. I only caught her once so far, and when I walked in she had about twenty books on her bed since she wanted to read in bed :)
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| Meredith waking up from her first nap on the big girl bed. |
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| Reading with Mommy before bedtime. |
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| First morning after a good night's sleep on her new bed. She calls it "my own bed". |
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| It's a miracle! I got a picture of Meredith asleep. |
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| I had to add in this picture of Luke sleeping. We never, ever get
one of him sleeping since his naps are so short, but Chad managed to
snap this one so we have proof that he does sleep :) |
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| Just for laughs, this is what Meredith looks like just after she wakes up from a nap! :) |
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