Our Big Girl!!!

Last night was the night to move Savannah to a big girl bed. Granted, it's a toddler bed, but this is just the first phase. By September, I hope to have the girls together in Emily's room in bunk beds. Anyway...both of my girls were my crib babies. They wouldn't sleep in pack-n-plays, they wouldn't sleep in other people's cribs (Savannah has been known to be better at that), and they definitely wouldn't sleep in my bed or my arms. They always wanted a crib, and they always wanted a dark room to themselves when they were sleeping. This makes traveling very difficult. I have always been envious of other people whose kids could fall asleep anywhere.

Well, this summer, we are going to the beach. As wonderful as he is, I didn't think Brian would be too thrilled with tearing down her crib, and taking it with us. So, my objective is to get Savannah used to sleeping in a regular bed by then. So, no better time to start than the present. Now mind you; Emily, being the first child, went to a toddler bed at age 2, and she fell right asleep, never got out of bed, and slept all night, no problems. Savannah has always seems to be slightly more complicated than Emily so I was a little nervous. We've tried the toddler bed before, but it didn't go so well. This time, we made a big deal about it, and it went beautifully. The pacifiers kept falling out (with no crib bumper to stop them), but other than that, she slept all night, and until 8:00 this morning!!

Vannah saying bye to her crib.

She got new Dora sheets and blankets. Yes, we put her mobile on the toddler bed. She has to have her music. We'll work on that before she turns 16.

Emily and Vannah trying out the new bed

Here we GO!

And she's IN!