John just informed me that aside from maybe his mom, no one else will find this post interesting, so feel free to skip this "journal" post about Makenna's transition to her "Big Girl Bed" but for the sake of record-keeping, here it is.
I ordered Makenna a "Big Girl Bed" about 6 months ago, but it sat in the box for a LONG time. Makenna was still sleeping great in her crib, and I wasn't ready to have her give up her naps, which I feared she would when we moved her out of her crib. Plus, John wasn't ready to give up his office, which would become Makenna's new room. We finally set the bed up at the end of February, but with a trip to Omaha scheduled for mid-March during spring break, we didn't move her into it just yet. She did however enjoy playing on it, and piling all of her books on it.
Makenna was VERY excited about her new bed, and wanted to sleep in it as soon as we got home from spending spring break in Omaha, but again I put her off, this time for fear of being up with 2 children in the night without John, who was still in Peru. I told her that we had to wait until Daddy came home, and then she could sleep in her new bed. John got home 3 days later, and Makenna again asked if she could sleep in her "Big Girl Bed," and so we went through her normal bedtime routine, and instead of putting her in her crib, just put her in her new bed.
I braced myself for a long night, and imagined her knocking on her door or the wall trying to get out of her room. To my great surprise, she slept ALL night long in her bed without any problem at all! When she woke up in the morning, she called for me, and I went in and found her still in her bed! I couldn't believe how great she did, considering I didn't even have the "you have to stay in your bed" talk with her. However, I still worried about how nap time would go. The next day, I made sure that we picked up all of her toys in her new room (I didn't want them out "tempting" her to get out of her bed) before I put her down for her nap, and she went down without a peep, AND, she stayed in her bed and called for me again once she woke up.
I was SO excited!
(Maybe this shouldn't be that exciting, and is normal, but I was definitely fearing the worst.)
She has now been in her "Big Girl Bed" for 3 1/2 weeks, and it has basically been smooth sailing. There have been a couple of times when she will cry for us a little while after putting her down at night, but after going back in to snuggle with her for a minute or two she goes to sleep just fine, and has NEVER gotten out of her bed in the middle of the night. She has also taken a nap EVERY day, and stays in her bed in the morning and after her naps when she wakes up and calls to me until I come in to her room, and then she climbs out of her bed. I have on occasion heard her playing before she goes down for her nap, but it sounds like she is just bouncing and playing in her bed.
I am SO grateful that Makenna has made such an easy transition to her new bed and room. Next on the list is getting rid of her binkies (which I again fear will be the end of her naps) and potty training. Any advice on either of those topics would be greatly appreciated!
7 comments:
Wow! That's great she has transitioned so well. I can't believe she stayed in her crib so long.
That is so wonderful! Her bed looks so inviting and cozy, and I'm sure the anticipation of her getting into a "big girl's bed" didn't hurt either. I'm so proud of her!
I'm interested! Such a big girl!
Yay for Makenna! Glad that went so well. Good luck with the rest!! :)
That is exciting!!! Jack actually did the same thing for months before he realized he could get out by himself. I loved every minute of it! Of course now he wanders into our room in the middle of the night but I hope that doesnt happen to you!!! What a big girl!
And I was terrified about getting rid of Jacks pacifier but one night I just decided to go for it and took it away and he hasnt looked back since. I think I was worried about it more than he was, but every kid is different so good luck on that!!!!!
Hooray! I think that is a huge milestone!
I don't think Libby ever realized that she COULD get out of her toddler bed. It's nice when the upcoming transition goes smoothly. Maybe potty training will follow suit!
Good work Makenna!
WOW! I am so happy for you that the whole transition went so well. I'm not quite sure when we will move Rulan into a big boy bed...I've been toying with the idea of doing it before his siter comes along out of fear of handling both kids in the middle of the night, but he does sleep so well in his crib....your story helps me think that maybe I can put it off a little longer and be successful. She sounds like she is trained well and all that you did worked perfectly for her, so way to parent! I think you deserve to pat yourself on the back :)
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