Saturday, January 16, 2010
Playing in the Snow
We had a beautiful day today! It was sunny and warm (well as warm as it can get in here in the middle of January :) So Katelyn got to play outside in the snow.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Big Girl Bed
Yesterday Katelyn reached a new "milestone" ... the ability to climb out of the crib (it's like a new superhero power).
Now when I say climb, I mean get partially over the crib and then DROP. I found this out yesterday after a non-existant nap. She was in her crib not sleeping but quietly playing and all was good (I thought) and then I heard a loud thud...and I instantly knew what had happened. So I ran in her room and she was crying. She evidently landed face first. Luckily aside from a little sore nose and a shaken up kid...she was OK.
Well this meant transition to a toddler bed. So Todd took the side off the crib and converted it to her new toddler bed. My anxiety level rose at that exact moment.
The rest of the afternoon and early evening she was playing in her room, hopping on and off her new bed, bringing toys in, she was having a grand time and loved the ability to get in and out all by herself. (little Miss independent)
Then her bedtime was approaching and I had already cleaned out almost everything in her room on her level and moved it up high or out of the room. I had clear visions of her getting into everything and was very anxious about her safety out of the crib. (even though I had completely "Katelyn proofed the room"...I was like a new mother again.
So then bedtime was here a little later than usual and we did all the normal routines book, teeth, say night night to everyone, touch the butterflies on her wall, hugs, kisses and at 7:30 I left her room.
I watch Super Nanny so I knew what I was in store for. She would scream, cry, get out of bed, bang on the door, or just be up all night playing on the floor or with books ...it would just be a plain nightmare. So as I shut the door I heard Mommy! and I knew it was starting a loooong night. So of course being nervous about her in her room with all that freedom I sat outside her door to see what would happen. She started to cry and I waited...then 2 minutes later at exactly 7:32 the most unimaginable thing happened there was .... silence....she had fallen asleep and stayed asleep...in her new big girl bed.
I was in a state of shock for several minutes and then I just felt so proud of her.
My little girl is growing up.
Now when I say climb, I mean get partially over the crib and then DROP. I found this out yesterday after a non-existant nap. She was in her crib not sleeping but quietly playing and all was good (I thought) and then I heard a loud thud...and I instantly knew what had happened. So I ran in her room and she was crying. She evidently landed face first. Luckily aside from a little sore nose and a shaken up kid...she was OK.
Well this meant transition to a toddler bed. So Todd took the side off the crib and converted it to her new toddler bed. My anxiety level rose at that exact moment.
The rest of the afternoon and early evening she was playing in her room, hopping on and off her new bed, bringing toys in, she was having a grand time and loved the ability to get in and out all by herself. (little Miss independent)
Then her bedtime was approaching and I had already cleaned out almost everything in her room on her level and moved it up high or out of the room. I had clear visions of her getting into everything and was very anxious about her safety out of the crib. (even though I had completely "Katelyn proofed the room"...I was like a new mother again.
So then bedtime was here a little later than usual and we did all the normal routines book, teeth, say night night to everyone, touch the butterflies on her wall, hugs, kisses and at 7:30 I left her room.
I watch Super Nanny so I knew what I was in store for. She would scream, cry, get out of bed, bang on the door, or just be up all night playing on the floor or with books ...it would just be a plain nightmare. So as I shut the door I heard Mommy! and I knew it was starting a loooong night. So of course being nervous about her in her room with all that freedom I sat outside her door to see what would happen. She started to cry and I waited...then 2 minutes later at exactly 7:32 the most unimaginable thing happened there was .... silence....she had fallen asleep and stayed asleep...in her new big girl bed.
I was in a state of shock for several minutes and then I just felt so proud of her.
My little girl is growing up.
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