So we are excited to announce that we think Maddox has transitioned to her BIG GIRL BED ( at least for now....knock on wood....) We let her take her last nap in her crib Saturday AM.....her 19 month birthday. Happy Birthday Maddox!! Then Saturday afternoon we put her down for her nap in the new bed. She was definitely frightened at first but we read LOTS of books and I sang to her, which is a normal bed/nap time ritual.( the slow song that Mary Poppins sings to the kids when they are nodding off to sleep) She cried when I left the room but only for a bit and miraculously she DIDN'T get out of the bed. She only slept for about an hour but HEY we were excited to find her just sitting up in the bed waiting for us to get her when she awoke. Saturday night proved to be a great night too...she slept in the bed all night and AGAIN didn't try to get out of the bed. She just sits there waiting for us to come and get her after she starts 'talking' on the monitor. It is really remarkable. And it is has been the same routine since Saturday. She is starting to get back to taking her longer 2 hours naps and is still sleeping great at night. We put up a rail on the side of the mattress ( just a twin mattress and box springs on the floor) which seems to be deterring her from trying to get out. Although the rail only goes about 1/3 of the way down the bed so she definitely COULD if she wanted to and I'm sure someday she will start doing that. But, for now she is doing very well and we are very happy with this fairly simple transition. So now that the crib is in the baby's room we have been able to get it together and more organized for the new arrival. We are still deciding on curtains but other than that, if he showed up tomorrow we'd be ready! Saturday, before the big bed switcheroo, Eric, Maddox and I colored Easter eggs. You can see Eric managed the camera and I managed the DYE!! Next year she'll be able to help a little more but she was definitely excited to see all the colors. It was really fun. We colored 12 and by the time we were done we still had 9 that were all in one piece...which I think is pretty good when you're coloring eggs with a 19month old. We are going to have our own little egg hunt, hopefully outdoors, next Sunday AM complete with our colored eggs and about 12 plastic eggs that will have surprises in them. She is still very interested in shoes as you can see from the one photo. Today she strutted around the house with her snow boots on!! It was so funny and given the weather outdoors I'm not uncertain that we might need those things again this season. Go away COLD. My winter coat doesn't fit anymore so I"m left to wear this old University of Evansville pullover thing that is NOT warm and reminds me of my 20's. UGH. I went for a baby check up last week and everything checked out well. Right on target. This Thursday Eric and I are meeting with our dula, Char, that helped deliver Maddox. She wanted to get together before he arrives to discuss our plans for this delivery which is still sort of up in the air....epidural or no epidural...still deciding. But, it will be nice to see her again. We haven't actually seen her since Maddox was born..!! She was a great help last time and we are looking forward to having her present again. Take care!!
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