Big Girl Bed!

Last Fall, Adam and I were talking about Laney and knew we wanted/needed to tackle one of two things before the baby arrived.  It was either potty training or big girl bed.  We went with big girl bed and then all of sudden she started potty training herself!  So we shifted gears and went all in with potty training.  It was so much easier than we anticipated and she is still doing awesome.

Then in November when we found out we would be moving, we decided to put the big girl bed on hold until the new house.  Nothing like wrapping up a couple big changes (new house, new bed) in a big red bow for our sweet girl!

 So the first day she was in our house, this is where she napped!  And she did awesome!  Her and Coop  slept on our floor for the first few nights.  

 She was excited about her bed-no special sheets yet or even furniture in her room!  She literally had her bed and a rubbermaid container.  

 Sunday naps.  Almost every time we lay her down for nap or bed, she says, "lay with me."

 And then about a week later, the honeymoon period of her sleeping in her big girl bed was over.  Almost every single day about 5 minutes after I put her to bed, she sneaks out of her room and runs across the hall to Cooper's room.  I hear the door shut and then lock.  They giggle, chat and play until I break it up.  I want to be mad but they are so stinkin' cute and think they are so sneaky and hilarious that it's all I can do not to laugh with them.

And then she often tries it again one.more.time.  Seriously the girl is running my patience ragged at nap time.  Cooper totally spoiled me!  That boy always (and most days still does) just went upstairs, laid down and didn't get up for at least a couple hours.  This girl of mine usually takes an hour to finally fall asleep and has mastered every stall tactic in the book.