This is post #3 in one day. So much to catch up on! Please read the other 2 posts to get caught up on the last few days!
Joe, this post will be news to you even. This has materialized since nap time today! Our little girl dictated how quickly she would graduate to a toddler bed. Today, she once again, was refusing to nap. Her cries became more and more panicky and loud. I finally went in to check on her and ”there she was” straddling the high end rail of her crib. The floor via a chair on one side and the crib so far down on the other. Which way would she go, must have been her dilemma. In the mean time, she was quite scared and vocal about it. So to avoid a repeat scenario, we made a trip to WalMart this evening. Tonight our little girl is sleeping soundly in her new Dora bed. Hopefully she will remain in it all night and this transition, although sooner than I had hoped, will go smoothly! I really had hoped we would be back in NC, settled back in our home there before we went this route. But she continues to set her own pace and helps me to realize that our children are so different from one another. Her sweet little body looked so cute in that bed. Her eyes were big and looking around the room as I prayed and sang to her. A new look on life!
Lord, My little baby has become a big girl so quickly. I pray she will make this transition easily, for her sake (and for mine). Comfort her and help me to comfort her to help with this new phase in her life! I love her and am so thankful for her. Help me to recognize how different my children are and equip me to relate to each of them in the unique way that fits their individuality. Thank You for those sweet blessings!
Wow i can’t believe how big my little gracie is getting it seems like just yesterday you were pregnant with her and stephen was in my 2’s class at CTR. Tell the kids i said hi and i love you guys so much and miss you tons, tell garce that im so proud of her.
love you guys and miss you tons.
-Michaela
Yipes! I totally understand the fear and dread the toddler bed causes!
I’m waiting to see how long Anya Rashi will last in her crib. Last week, she didn’t want to nap and tried hoisting a knee over the side while I was standing right there. I put on my sternest mama voice and said, “NO.” So of course, she did it again! So far, I haven’t heard that telltale thud of 25 pounds hitting the floor!
– Nancy