A New Bed for FC...

At the start of summer FC began to show a growing need for independence. Among other things, she did so in the form of getting into and out of her bed. Sleep has always been a battle for FC, but shortly after she turned a year old she started sleeping a solid 12-14 hours a night. Every Night. And would take a 2-3 hour nap. Every Day. I dragged my feet on initiating a new big girl bed because I didn't want to risk losing such an awesome gift. But with the coming of a new baby the end of the year I knew I was just putting off the inevitable. FC was going to get a new bed. Joy.

I didn't search for long before I settled on a versatile bed from IKEA. I started to get excited and we planned a Saturday of fun around our IKEA trip. The kids LOVE the children's IKEA.

The following weekend John spent a couple of hours assembling the bed and FC seemed pretty excited about her new "nook"(a word she took from experiencing her cousin Matthew's special nook when they visited in July). The first night didn't go great. She fell out of bed around 2 am and refused to go back to her bed that night. Dumb mom move - off to buy a bed rail and try again. Second night we deemed a huge success. She slept all night without a sound. That is...until we really started moving around the house before she awoke. First we found her pajamas and underwear on the floor in the pantry. Uh-oh. Then we found a small pile of half-eaten pretzels on the kitchen dinning room table. Hmmm. Then we found a pile of mile in the living room that had been colored on with various mediums. Finally, I found a stack of books from her room sitting atop a blanket in the formal dining room. This child must have had an awesome party for one all night long. Thankfully all doors were locked, but we made immediate plans to account for safety from the next night forward. Silly girl slept until almost 9:30 after her fun night!