Chaaaa chaaaaa changes

*sob* We finally did it– we con­verted Squidge’s cot into a tod­dler bed.  We’ve talked about it for months and months.  We had talked about chang­ing it last CHRISTMAS.  I kept putting it off because she is such a good sleeper and I didn’t want to mess that up.  Friends would tell me that they changed over when their lit­tle ones started to climb out or if they needed the cot because #2/#3 was on it’s way.  Well she never did try to climb out of it and #2 looks a long way off so some­thing had to give.  This week­end I decided that enough was enough and to just do it.  I want to start potty train­ing at night and that wasn’t going to hap­pen if she was still trapped in a cot.

I thought I took pho­tos of her help­ing Dad w/ the change over but appar­ently I just thought about tak­ing some pho­tos.  So because I’m slack and haven’t doc­u­mented what I’m sure to all of you would have been an utterly fas­ci­nat­ing series of pho­tographs here are some of her bed­time rou­tine.  When I say rou­tine I should add that this is not in fact rep­re­sen­ta­tive of her bed­time rou­tine because we don’t read to her sit­ting on the floor by her bed.  We read to her in the liv­ing room on a nice soft squishy sofa.  So lets just pre­tend mmmm k?

Ooops! Some­one for­got to brush someone’s hair.

there is some seri­ous thumb suck­ing going on here.

Oooh no it isn’t. I like Tiddler’s sto­ries said lit­tle Johnny Dory

After some more fero­cious thumb suck­ing it was time to turn off the lights.  This is just about the time where she went from being out of her mind excited about her new sleep­ing arrange­ment to not so excited.  It took a cou­ple of times going back into her room but she did finally set­tle down and fall asleep.  All and all not as bad as it could have been.  I checked on her a lit­tle later…

Buddy her con­stant companion

It’s been 3 days and so far it’s been alright.  She’s been hav­ing night­mares but I’m not sure if that’s the change or her age.  Com­ing soon a post about that great big stuffed dog she’s sleep­ing with.