Toddler Bed!

Braylie's new toddler bed and mattress came in today! I was so excited to get it home and put it together so she could try it out and we could get started on the process of switching her from her crib to a bed. After about 2 hours of Payden and I (I sat and helped here and there... moral support right?) putting the bed together... it was finally done!! Braylie was SOOO excited!! She was laughing laughing laughing and kept throwing her head back saying night night night night... haha. As soon as we got her sheets on and stuff she hopped up there and was just jumping and kept falling onto her pillow laughing face first. She was in HEAVEN!! It was so cute to see her enjoy it so much!









After having a bath and some play time, it was time for her to go to bed. I debated not trying to make her sleep in it until nap time tomorrow but there is no time like the present! I tried laying with her at first and it went well.. until her sippy cup was all out of milk. haha Then she was getting up and putting her baby on the window seal and laughing and acting not tired at all. Although I knew she really was. She started throwing a fit cause I was trying to lay her down and so I left the room to see what she would do without me and shut the door tight behind me when I left. She started bawling and banging on the door and crying out mama mama... So I went back in there and she hopped back into bed. She started asking for her sippy so I got her a tiny bit of milk and left her in there by herself to see how she would do. (this is what I would normally do when she is in her crib) Turns out she got up after it was gone and was whinning and moaning. She would go quiet for a little bit and then start whinnig again. Eventually I went in there and she was playing with her hats. haha I climbed into bed with her and didn't let her get up again. She got really frustrated and started crying to the point she couldn't breathe she was so worked up... I seriously almost started crying myself I felt so bad for her. But she needed to learn so I stayed persistent with her. She snuggled up to me for comfort and ending up fallin asleep to me singing to her and scratching her back. But because we were so snuggled when she feel asleep, when I got up to leave she kinda woke up but was still laying still and quiet so I left anyway hoping she would just close her eyes and drift off again. As soon as I left she started crying and when I went right back in there she was climbing out of bed to come get me. I put her back in bed and tried to just sit next to the bed and sing while playing with her hair but that only lasted a minute. So I decided to rock her to sleep and then lay her down once she fell asleep. After a little persistence once again, she fell asleep. I could tell she was really out this time. I layed her down, tucked her in and walked away and it's been quiet coming from her room ever since!!! So she is now sleeping in her bed for the first night and not in her crib and it "only" took an hour and a half, a sippy and a half of milk and trying half a dozen diefferent ways to put her to sleep! Ahhh... haha the joys of trying to transition your child into a new way of doing things and helping them form new habbits. We'll see how the night goes. I'm tempted to tell myself to just lay her down in her crib if she wakes up in the middle of the night and tackle the battle again durin gnap time tomorrow. We'll see what kind of energy and determination I can muster up if that happens!

Mommy is so proud of you Braylie for making your first step into a toddler bed!! I can't believe how much you are growing up!! You looked so big as I walked away from that bed tonight and glanced back to see you sleeping soundly in a big bed all alone. Daddy and I love you more then words can say! <3 <3 Sweet dreams *