Big Girl Bed Success!

Well, it finally happened...Meadow spelt in her new room last night in her big girl bed! Mike and I were prepared for a rough night, but it went so much smoother than we could have hoped for!

At first she was excited and ready to sleep in her new bed, which is not what we have been experiencing for the past few weeks so we figured this was our window to jump on! We put her down in her toddler bed, read her 2 stories, and said good night. We went out to the living room, and, as expected, Meadow was out in just a few minutes. I picked her up and told her it was bed time and she told me she wanted to sleep in her crib. My heart broke little because we want her to feel safe and comfortable and it must be scary in a new room and a new bed all at once. After that, every time she came out Mike and I took turns putting her back in bed Supernanny style not saying anything. After 30 minutes and with Mike stationed right outside her door to turn her around, she gave up and went to bed.

This morning she came into our room at 7, telling me that she slept in her big girl bed and the light came on. We need to get a new shade for her room, the one we have is way too transparent. Mike gave her a big kiss and told her that we were so proud of her for sleeping in her big girl bed, and she said, "me too DaDa!"

So now I can move on to getting boxes down of baby stuff to sort through what we have and get the nursery set up for the new baby...still yet to be named, but we're leaning towards Meadow 2.