So just as I expected, we've had a few hiccups in our big girl bed routine this week, but nothing major. After a stellar first night and first nap in her new bed, Elisa fell out of it the second night and tried her best to skip a nap altogether the next day. After doing our best to reason with her about staying in the bed for the nap, she was returned to her "baby bed" crib for the remainder of the nap. Let's just say that wasn't a hit. I know she was tired and cranky to begin with but the extra insult of being labeled a "baby" was too much for her. The tantrum fireworks really came out that day and she finally collapsed in a heap in her crib and slept for 2+ hours. Battle won. Fortunately, after that we had a little chat about why she got put in there and how if she didn't stay in her bed, she would be sleeping in the crib again. So what did my very literal girl do the following morning? She stayed in bed and called for us like old times. When we opened the door, she asked, "Can I get down now?" Oh, honey, of course you can. I love that she took that lesson to heart, though. Since then we've talked a bit more about the fact that she can get up AFTER she wakes up whether it's nap time or the morning. And mostly that's working. She hasn't dared to get out of bed again, but she also called me to come in after her nap today. The joy she exudes when she's sitting or jumping on her bed is so much more grown up than I could have imagined. It's really a little sense of ownership, that this bed is hers and that somehow she's big enough to have earned it. And that just makes me smile.
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go with it! let her think she can't get out! enjoy that part while it lasts. : )
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