Big Girl Bed

Last week marked a major milestone in our little Miriam's life - she said bye bye to her crib and HELLO to her big girl bed! It did not phase her one bit to switch - in fact more than a week later she still says "lets go see my new bed" every time we come home! I was a little sad to see the crib go, part of it was because we may never have the need for a crib again and the other part was fear of the unknown - would she hate sleeping in the bed, feel scared or just really enjoy her freedom to the point of not sleeping too much? I am happy to report that she is not scared of her new bed, and although she does get up more easily we are working (and making progress) on staying in bed once the lights are out, nighttime is there, but naps still aren't. One problem we have encountered that I wasn't prepared for are mornings, particularly weekend mornings! Sunday she was in our room before 7am - I put her back to bed with some books and told her she needed to stay in bed for at least an hour more. Luckily she went back to sleep until closer to 10:00 - which is what we have been use too. In addition to the bed we also purchased a dresser - I say this was more a present for Mommy because I love the amount of storage I now have for her clothes, and a night stand. We went with the "Build a Bear" collection made by Pulaski in the pastels, it is well made and will be grow with her as she grows. Here is the link to the furniture:

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We went with the white and pastel collection. Right now her dresser drawers are pink, green and purple. But when she is older I can make them all white with an easy switch of a panel. I love the versitiliy of it and of course the cuteness factor! Since the new furniture has been installed I can't get over how much her room looks like a little girls room and less like a nursery! Here is M after waking up from her VERY FIRST official nap in her new bed! If you will notice the cats that seem to think we got it just for them......