Big Girl Bed

Yes, MORE milestones to share. Monday night Lacy moved out of her crib and into a 'big girl bed'! Although she has been ready for the switch for quite some time, it was not really needed. My running joke is, if we left Lacy in there until she was a teenager, she would never attempt to crawl out! Lacy is so cautious and so there was no rush to switch her bed due to a safety need:) On the other hand, all the times she has slept in a big girl bed, not only did she stay in bed at night when she went down, but she remained in bed until mommy came to get her in the morning, even if she had to wait. Ahhh:) I also wanted to keep her in her crib so she would learn the routine of quiet time...staying IN a bed while she reads, draws on her magnadoodle and listens to music.

SO...last night after dinner we made the switch! Lacy was SOOO excited. She really was proud of herself being a big girl going on the potty, using a big girl cup, AND getting a big girl bed. Proudly exclaiming, "I'm a big girl now!" She was all hyped out in all the commotion of taking apart her crib(to get it OUT of her room), bringing the new bed in, and putting all the sheets and blankets on. She was so excited once we got everything on that she was on her hands and knees and somehow bounced up, kicking her legs so hard, that my extremely cautious Lacy did a COMPLETE BACKWARD FLIP-heels over head, shocking the heck out of her. I immediately started laughing and Lacy with eyes SO wide says, "OH! WHAT happened?" Eddy and I laughed so hard...I laughed until I cried and just could not stop.

I put the quilt that I used as a girl on Lacy's bed and my mom and I are planning on making a slip cover for the headboard. We may even use this bedding in the baby's room and get Lacy new bedding for Lacy's bed...but for now..all she cares about is having the BIG GIRL BED to sleep in:) And as you can see below, she loves snuggling in her bed:)