First Night in a Big Girl Bed

Last night Jocelyn finally got to sleep in her big girl bed!

I spent months and months worrying about making this transition with Jocelyn. When was the best time to make the switch? Should I move her crib into the new room first? Should I buy her every transition book to get her ready? Should we start out by taking a nap in there for the first week and then try to add night time? All the possibilities went through my head a million times. I tend to over-think and over-worry. We ordered the furniture mid-February and finally had it delivered on Friday. Jocelyn was so excited!!!

We think she would have been ready to sleep in it the first night we had it, but we didn't have a rail yet. We didn't want her to fall out during the night and then be scared to sleep in it again, so we made her sleep in her crib. Then she wanted to sleep in there for her nap yesterday. Once again we didn't let her. We wanted to figure out where we wanted to hang her wall decorations while she was sleeping, so we made her sleep in her crib once again. We started to fear that the excitement would wear off and she wouldn't want to sleep in the bed anymore, so last night we let her sleep in the bed!

When it was time, we crawled into the bed and got her normal bed time stories out. She wasn't much interested in reading them. She just wanted to sleep. We tucked her in, turned off the light, and hoped for the best. I turned the monitor up really loud so I could hear if she got out of bed, or if she was scared because she was in a totally different room. I heard nothing. She just fell asleep. Easy as pie. I can't allow myself to think it will really be this easy to transition her to a bed, so of course I think that she will be waking up a few times during the night, wondering where she is. She didn't. She slept all night. I checked on her three times. I even took a picture of her snug as a bug in a rug.

Good thing we got the rail....

This morning she slept in until 8:00am. She's been waking at 7:30 for a few weeks now, so I guess that's a good sign. Maybe the mattress is more comfortable than the crib. Maybe she was just excited. I heard her start talking for a few minutes then I heard a huge thud. She somehow hit her head on the shared wall between our rooms. She started to faintly cry, so I got up and went into her room. She was standing right next to the bed, rubbing her head. She just looked at me and said, "Ouch." I picked her up and rubbed her head and told her how proud I was that she slept so well in her big girl bed all night long. I asked her if she liked it and she said "yes'" and was ready to start her day.

I have mixed emotions about the whole big girl bed! I am so excited for her, although I am a little sad to make the transition. I can't believe it's already time for her to sleep in a big girl bed, and at the same time, it makes the reality of having another baby more apparent. We now have an extra room with an empty crib waiting for another baby. This is the first thing we have really done to prepare for Jocelyn's baby sister.

Right now, I have the monitor sitting next to me while Jocelyn naps for the first time in the big girl bed. Nap time could be totally different as it's lighter in her room. She may realize she can just get up and play with her toys, but for now I hear heavy breathing (and snoring)...she's sleeping. This girl must really love her sleep! All I can do now is hope she continues doing so well and that we never have to put up a fight to keep her in the bed when it's time to sleep. Only time will tell, but for now this seems way too easy!

I hope I didn't just jinx myself!!