Schprid had a good Christmas. Santa brought her her very own baby. We made the mistake of giving that to her as one of her first presents. She wasn't interested in very much else the rest of the day. She carries baby around, feeds her, rocks her, hugs her... it's the cutest thing I've ever seen. It's amazing to me how much her mommy instincts have come out.
We got her a new room, with a brand new big-girl bed. (We've reclaimed the Princess Room! It's no longer bright pink and purple. It's white with butterflies. It's very cute, very feminine, very light and airy and cozy.) We had moved the majority of her toys in there the day before, but she didn't get to see it with the bedspread, and curtains, and wall decorations until Christmas day.
She had mixed reactions about the new room. She loved it when we were all awake and playing with toys. She can climb up on the bed by herself, which is all sorts of fun! Bedtimes were hard, though. It was fairly traumatic, getting a new room and a big girl bed all in one fell swoop. We put her down for a nap, and she cried and cried and cried and didn't sleep very much. That night, she had a hard time falling asleep, and then she fell out of bed. The next day, she cried a little bit when we put her down for a nap, but by bedtime she was pretty much okay with it. Yesterday, she had the whole big bed thing figured out. No crying for either nap or bedtime, and she stayed put when we left the room. It was great. She fell out of bed once last night, and cried, and when Hubby went in to rescue her, she gave him a hug, then very determinedly grabbed bear, and bunny, and baby, and went back to bed to sleep through the night without further problems.
I was nervous about the transition, but let me tell you- I'm loving it. I love that she can get out of bed when she wakes up and keep herself occupied with her toys in a baby-safe room while I shower, or cook, or whatever other Mommy things I need to do. (You know, blogging, finishing my chapter... whatever.) It was a rocky start, but I think the new room will end up being just perfect for all of us.
And, in a couple of weeks, we can start putting together Wooble's room. That'll be fun.
I'll try to post pictures of the new bedroom soon... right after I find my camera.
2 comments:
Is it a toddler bed or a twin? You can get bed rails for either which will help prevent the falling out of bed issue.
Can't wait to see pictures!
WV: flish--the sound a fly makes in the bathtub.
Nice job--LOVE big girl beds! Kaia was two when we made the transition...her other bed was dirty and mysteriously did not get washed for several days. She quickly got used to her new bed...this child of mine does not like dirty!
And your schedule amazes me...we are very un-scheduled on Christmas!
~Carla
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