So Big!

Picture this: Katie standing up in her crib...crying for 2 hours...falling asleep while still standing (head resting on her arms that are laying across the top of the crib)...realizing that she is asleep while standing...and then crying for two more hours...and the cycle continues. Well...this is what we had to endure for 2 weeks before we realized that maybe Katie was unhappy sleeping in her crib. Scott and I never had to deal with Katie awake during the night. She pretty much slept through the night from the day we got her home from the hospital. So...we were in shock! We finally tried letting her sleep on the futon and the sleep came a little easier.

So...we caved in and bought Katie a big girl bed...well, actually it is called a "junior bed". Bigger than a toddler bed, but not quite a "big" bed. We are not ready for THAT yet. I mean...I almost cried taking the crib down. Katie actually did cry while we took down the crib. But...the result is a happy baby that is sleeping through the night again!

We were lucky to find tropical bedding that matched Katie's room and her decor at Ikea...and we decided on the blue bed instead of pink just in case (and the blue isn't too boyish for our Katie)....


Here is the bed after a couple of nights use...we had to put a big pillow on the ground next to the bed...because Katie has rolled off a couple of times. No injuries...and she pretty much crawls back in and goes back to sleep...but I just want to be safe!

We put the bed together in the living room so that Katie could get used to it...and moved it in the next day. A little transition for all of us!