Kaylin is getting her “big girl bed” today! So exciting to watch my daughter move from her baby crib to her toddler twin! Maybe she’ll be one of those kids I always hear about who don’t even know they can get out of their bed without mommy or daddy. This is going to be great!
4pm: I showed Kaylin her newly-delivered bed and let her jump on the mattress, hoping she will get excited about the concept of her big bed. Yayy, big girl bed!
6:30pm: We had “big girl bed day” cupcakes to celebrate the special occasion. Sweet and delicious.
7:30pm: Hmmm, maybe not such a good idea to fuel the toddler with sugar before bedtime.
7:40pm: Brian dismantles the crib and we wave “goodbye” to it. Kaylin doesn’t seem to mind that her crib is out of the room. Gee, she’s so easy going.
7:45pm: The new bed is set up! Hmmm, also maybe not a good idea to encourage the toddler to jump on her bed. She seems to think it’s a trampoline. Oh well, I’m sure she’ll figure it out.
7:50pm: I let Kaylin pick the sheets for her new bed. She picks the all pink ones. Well, not the ones I would have chosen, but, what the heck, she’s a big girl now!
8pm: Put Kaylin to bed. She’s not asleep yet, but she looks pretty drowsy. I’m sure it will be a matter of minutes.
8:01pm: Kaylin ran out of her room. Ha ha, isn’t that cute? She’s so grown up! I gently escort her back to bed.
8:01:45pm: Kaylin ran out of her room again. Hmmmm, this isn’t going as well as I had hoped. I give her a serious gaze and escort her back to her bed.
8:03pm: Kaylin came out of her room and asks me to rock her in the rocking chair. Hmm, well, I guess I can do that. I do like rocking her. Ok!
8:10pm: I rock her for a few minutes and lie her in the bed. She looks like she’s going to go to sleep. That wasn’t too bad, but I mustn’t rock her tomorrow! Must help her to sleep on her own. Must must must!
8:11pm: Kaylin came out of her room. Gee, I sure would like to go watch some TV. The Fall line-up’s starting, you know. I sternly say, “Back to bed Kaylin!” and watch her jump into bed. Good, she’s starting to get the idea.
8:15pm: Kaylin comes out of her room. Sigghhhh, this isn’t fun at all. I’m starting to miss the crib already. We really shouldn’t have had those cupcakes. I escort her back to bed.
8:19pm: Kaylin stands at her door, calling for me. This really isn’t going well. I’m desperate. I offer to lie in bed with her for a few minutes, just to help her get settled. I won’t do this every night, just tonight. Hmmm, these pink sheets are really soft. Oh, and this is a great pillow. I should buy one for myself. Maybe it will help if I pretend to go to sleep. Yeah, that should work. I’ll just close my eyes for a sec......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
5 comments:
hahahahaha... sorry for some reason hearing other parents deal with bedtime seems more amusing than my own...
Yeah KK and her big girl bed!
That's a good start...but I believe there were about 264 more times out of the bed before she finally fell asleep at 9:30 the first night.
The best one was when she got up, shut the door, and stood behind it. I tried to open it, but the door was stuck "Ow daddie, you hurta my foot" I heard. "Well move sweetie", so she did. I put her in bed and she actually fell asleep.
Love it! Thank you for the laugh.
I think if she won't sleep on it, give her the floor and you can take the bed. That'll learn her! ;)
I was laughing so hard at your evening ordeal. I can just picture KayKay getting out of bed just because she can. It is so nice to know that kids don't change over the years. I remember my own children, my grandson and now Kaylin all doing the same thing. I hope your parents had a good laugh when you told them the story, a little blast from the past for them.
Debbie
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