About two weeks ago, we decided that since Leah was going to bed and sleeping so well, she would be ready for a toddler bed. And that would give her two months to adjust before having a little brother take over "her" crib. We took down the crib and set up the new bed, got Leah a special new blanket, and got her really excited about being a big girl in her new bed. We fully expected Leah to get up all through the night and protest having to stay in her bed by herself. Nope! She was a pro from the very start. I think she tried to get up once, but I told her she needed to stay in her bed to sleep, and we have had no problems since then. It was so much easier than I expected! What a good girl! (If only potty training came so naturally...) She even sleeps exactly as long as she used to, except now she goes to sleep happier and wakes up happier, sometimes opening her door and greeting us with a great big "Surprise!" It is especially cute to listen to her pitter-patter down the hallway to come say "Good morning!" if we are still in our bedroom!
Now, we are staying at Grandpa (gwappaw) and Grandma (gwammaw)'s house, and she is sleeping in a different room on a twin bed (with pillows on the side to prevent falls). No problems again! It makes me so happy :) No more portable crib to worry about! For a couple months at least...
Hurray Leah!! Good news!
ReplyDeleteWe heard how hard it is to move a toddler to the toddler bed, but like how it was for leah, it was that way for Ryan too. And ya, I LOVE when he comes out on his own and joines us in bed in the mornings. He hasn't ever had a prob with it. ???? don't know why it's so hard for some. Oh well. Glad it went good for miss Leah!