Well, I put both kids down for a nap yesterday and had these grandiose time-to-myself plans which involved a bubble bath. Jameson, as always, fell right to sleep, and Madelyn, as always, whined and cried and carried on for a bit. I filled up my bath and, just as I was about to slip out of my jammies, heard the pitter patter of little feet. I put on my stern face and went to give Jameson a talking to, but he was all snuggled up in his bed, asleep. A bit baffled, I checked Maddie's room and found her crib empty and a smiling little girl in the corner by her dresser. I popped her back in and went back to the bathroom, but within moments heard a big crash--Madelyn jumping ship for the second time in five minutes, except this time she has an enormous egg emerging from between her eyes. I think it's safe to say that there was no bubble bath, and without a crib to confine my jumping little monkey, I couldn't figure out how to get her to sleep! It's days like that when I want to pop the cork out of a bottle of wine and say "It's five o'clock somewhere," but I'm reminded by my nausea that it won't be five o'clock until about...May.
Today, Maddie's doing just fine--looking a bit deformed, but she'll live. We took down the crib last night and put up her big girl bed. Then, the most amazing thing happened--she fell asleep! Every single time I've ever put her in her crib, she has screamed for a minimum of twenty minutes. I put her on a twin bed and she told me good night and went right to sleep. I'm in total shock and hoping that this is the new routine, cause a girl could get used to this!
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dang, i hope that she keeps loving that big girl bed! we have a crib tent on hannah's crib right now... it's main purpose is to keep the cats out, but i've seen other people use them to keep the kids in their cribs!! LOL.
Congrats! Now that she is in her big girl bed, she didn't want to cry like a baby.... that's funny! I hope it lasts for you.
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