It can sure be tough to grow up... Today was a BIG day at our house! For several reasons... First, Ellie got home! Yay! She's been travelling since December 17th and has spent the last 12 days with Nana and Papa Johnson in Kentucky. We are excited to have her home and she just chattered up a storm from the moment she walked through the door... We decided while she was away that we would transition her straight into her "Big Girl Bed" when she got back home. We have been letting Alexa sleep in the crib for the last couple of weeks and she is LOVING it, so we knew that this was the time...
As I'm sure is true for any kid, the first night in your new bed is EXCITING, but also traumatic. Especially for a girl who LOVES her crib. She said several times this evening that she wanted to see her crib. We'd explain to her that it was Alexa's crib now and that she was a BIG girl and that now she got to sleep in her BIG GIRL BED. She'd be excited one minute and then the next would say "No, ELLIE'S crib..." 
We made a huge deal out of it, hoping that she would think this was really special. Which she did...until we turned the lights out and walked out the door. She got her cow and binky (which will have to be the next thing we take away... ugh... it's going to be a hard few months with all these transitions!) and then we methodically put her blankets on her one at a time. She has an order that they have to go in...and there are 4 blankets. Ha! So we tried to keep all of that the same... She seemed all good with it, but then we walked out the door and the tears just started flowing... We went in her room a couple more times just to reassure her and then we let her cry it out. The bad news was she cried for 20-30 minutes straight which is NOT like Ellie. She loves to go to bed usually. The good news is, she didn't try to get out of bed (at least not yet... we told her that she couldn't or we'd have to discipline her, and so far she has obeyed)! And now it's all quiet, so I think she fell asleep. *
So goes the story of the first night in the big girl bed... I'll let you know how it goes! So far, so good...
4 comments:
Hi Ellie {and family ;)}! Your new bed is so cute and pretty. I bet it is so much fun to cuddle up in with all your blankets. Please tell your mom, "Hi!" for me.
Love,
Nicole
Miss you guys! How is everything?!
Way to go, Ellie!! :) Hope the coming nights go well for you!
Jen, we keep thinking about this as well with Riley. I am glad to hear Ellie did it somewhat "smoothly". I think it may be harder for me than Ri.
Yay for Ellie! Tell her we are so proud of her. I'm sure Gracey will love to hear all about it soon! We've missed hanging out with you!
Love,
Jenner
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