New Bed

We bought a toddler bed for Ashlyn so that we could start making the transition from the crib before the baby arrives. We set it up for her in December and she was pretty excited. She would tell everyone that came to our house, "New bed. Come on." Then she'd lead whoever it was down the hall to her room and show off her new bed. Even if you had already seen it several times, if the subject of her toddler bed was brought up, she had to take someone into her room to see her "new bed".

We were nervous to have her start sleeping in it for fear she wouldn't let the other girls fall asleep. She loves climbing up the ladder on the bunk bed during the day and I could just picture her thinking it was even more fun at night. Instead, she pretty much remains in bed other than the one week that she discovered she could reach the light switch by standing on the end of her bed. Her main problem has actually been hollering things. Sometimes it's because she needs her sippy. Other times she wants her pillow pet under her head and her blankie spread out on top. And other times she's simply yelling the girls' names or nonsense just to try and get attention. It usually takes about fifteen minutes before she decides that she's not getting any and then she's finally able to relax and fall asleep. It's been fun to see the transition. Now if we can just get her to stop the hollering.