On Monday night, Hailey made a startling revelation at bedtime – she wanted to sleep in Mommy’s bed. After much confused and garbled conversation, I discovered that she didn’t want to sleep in Mommy’s bed, she wanted to sleep in a big girl bed. Where is this coming from? I blame Luke because he let her lay all over the big girl beds at IKEA a few weekends ago. Still, she didn’t demand one at that point. Now, all of a sudden, she wants a big girl bed.
This comes at a particularly bad time for me because I had just won an argument with Luke that she should NOT have a big girl bed yet. I won on the premise of three key points: 1) She loves her crib; 2) I don’t think she’s ready; 3) we haven’t completely kid proofed her room yet; and 4) he’s not the one who will have to get up with her in the middle of the night. Do you see how Hailey’s sudden change of heart kind of negates my first two points?
Here’s what I was thinking last night… Ok, let’s not panic here. Maybe by tonight she will have forgotten that she wants a big girl bed. Guess what? She didn’t! She asked for it again! Eventually, she gave up and reluctantly climbed into her crib, but those days are numbered. Within the next few nights, we will have to do the conversion.
2 comments:
For her 2nd birthday, I gave Melissa a big-girl bed and a newly decorated room. What is the big deal here? You just need to establish some rules about getting out of bed and not going downstairs without Mom or Dad. I used to tell Melissa if she got up before Mommy, she had to play in her room until I came and got her. Surprisingly, she listened.
I think what's really bothering you is that if Hailey is out of the crib, then maybe it's time to fill it again! Yes, I am having fun with this! Love ya!
I think that the important thing to remember here is this: YOU WON AN ARGUMENT WITH LUKE! Of course, now the whole thing is down the toilet, but still...
Anyway, I wouldn't rush this. Give it a few days before you make the change. And doesn't that crib we bought convert? I think I remember that it does, but I could be wrong.
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