big girl bed

We FINALLY got Rory a big girl bed.  Never once did we catch her trying to climb out of her crib.  And she liked to sleep in the very corner of her crib.  So it seemed like there were no good reasons to get her a big girl bed and good reasons to keep her in the crib.

Then one day we read the instructions that came along with the crib.  It recommended that when your child reached 35 inches she be taken out of the crib.  Oops.  Rory was almost 38 inches.  So it was time to get her a big girl bed.

Rory was excited to help pick out her new bed at Ikea.  The following Saturday morning she helped take apart the crib and put the new bed together and couldn't wait for it to be finished.  She was so proud to have a big girl bed.

She's been in the big girl bed for more than two weeks now and (knock on wood) it's going really well.  Night times have been good since the beginning.  She hasn't fallen out of the bed and has gotten in our bed only once (when she had a cold).  The worst of it has been being called into her room to fix her comforter and that has decreased in the past few days.

Afternoon naps were a bit more of a challenge to begin with, but most days she's taken a nap, in her bed.  She's had several days when she's stayed in her room playing and then fallen asleep, but she's napped.  And that's really all she needs, an hour or so of sleep, any longer and it takes her too long to fall asleep at night.

ready for bed on her first night