Kallie's Big Girl Bed

Kallie is finally sleeping in a big girl bed! We decided that when we moved, we would put her in a twin bed and transfer Whitney to the pack n' play.

For several weeks now, I have been prepping Kallie so that moving to a new bed wouldn't be a big deal. Right about this time, Blue's Clues happened to show an episode where Paprika moved into a big girl bed. So, every time I talked to Kallie about the change, she would say, "Ike Ah-REE-kah!" (Which, in Kalleese, means, "Like Paprika!")

The first night in her bed was a bit of a challenge, as we expected. It took her about 2 hours to FINALLY go to sleep. Of course, the sleep only came after getting out of her bed and either exploring her room or coming to find mommy and daddy. It probably didn't help that it was the first night we were in our new apartment! It took taking her Elmo and her Cucumber away to help her understand she needed to stay in her bed. (That was awful for mommy!!) When she finally did fall asleep, she was perpendicular on her bed--with her head near the wall and her feet hanging off the other edge--in a spread eagle. It was so cute!

The next day, naptime was great and so was bedtime. She went right down--although she still slept across the bed. By Monday night, (two days into the new bed idea), she had a bit of a hard time going to bed--but decided that sleeping the usual way was just fine.

We're still working on getting things down pat, but I think she has done SO well. She usually won't get out of her bed in the morning or after a nap. I have to go in and check on her and she's normally reading a book. And, often times during the day, she will go in just to lay on her bed and rest. I especially like that part because if she's tired, she can go sleep!

Kallie is really adjusting well to her new bed and we're glad that the transition hasn't been as tough as it could have been!