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Chaaaa chaaaaa changes

Posted on July 22, 2009

*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.

there is some seri­ous thumb suck­ing going on here.

Oooh no it isnt. I like Tiddlers stories said little Johnny Dory

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

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.



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6 Comments so far

  • Maryann says:
    July 23, 2009 at 1:02 AM - Reply

    I’m glad my squidgy is doing well with the adjust­ment and I love even more that she is clearly a dog-lover… and I quote her ” I like that doggy” (insert Eng­lish accent) Miss her already. xoxo

  • maria says:
    July 23, 2009 at 2:40 AM - Reply

    gLaD IT’S WORK­InG OUT.. WE DID IT ABOUT THREe WeeKS AGO..AFTER HER FALLING OUT A FEW TIMES WE DECIDED TO PUT IT AGAInST THE WALL..no side bar or any­thing.. sHE HAS GOT­tEN A LOT BeT­TER ABOUT STAYING IN IT MOST OF THE nIGHT.. i THINK IT’S HARDER FOR Me…SNIFF*..

  • byrney says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:31 AM - Reply

    Glad she seems to have taken to it well!!

  • Firefly says:
    July 23, 2009 at 7:06 AM - Reply

    Our kids frus­trate us end­lessly as they refuse to go to sleep if we don’t lie with them for a while. I have threat­ened and threat­ened, but I just can’t get them to go to sleep on their own.

  • jenty says:
    July 23, 2009 at 2:05 PM - Reply

    I’m sure she’ll get used to it soon.

  • mancais says:
    July 23, 2009 at 2:26 PM - Reply

    She’ll be fine. (Hark at me the expert!)
    Could be weather-related. Or cheese. Or something.