Kia's Big Girl Bed!

This morning as I was changing the sheets on my bed, Kia came in and asked to help.  We got to talking as she was gathering pillows to be cased, and I asked if she wanted to sleep in a big girl bed, instead of a baby's pack and play.  She thought about if for a minute, and decided that she liked the pack and play better.  It was kind of a random thought I had, but as I was talking to her, I found myself trying to convince her that she was ready to move into a big girl bed.  First of all, she's almost as long as the pack and play, so for the past few weeks, I feel uncomfortable just thinking about her scrunched up in there.  And she'll be moving to a big girl bed at her own house in just a few short months.  So I thought, why not try it out at nap time to see how it goes?!

Well, it didn't take much convincing.  Just letting her pick out the sheets and the blankets was enough.  I added pool noodles under the fitted sheet on each side of the bed to help prevent falling out of bed, along with a side rail a friend gave us a while back.  Then Gracie, Kia, and I crawled into bed around 10:00 this morning to "practice" sleeping in a big girl bed.  We talked about staying in bed until Aunt Nerned (that's me!) comes to get you.  We also talked about all the other things big girls do, like go potty in the toilet and not suck on a paci (we'll be getting rid of Gracie's in the next few months).  It is the first of many changes as Kia transitions to being a big girl.  She's ready, even if she doesn't know it yet!

When nap time came, she asked to put her pack and play back up.  I told her we'd give this a try today.  She wasn't too sure, but I think she's going to enjoy the extra space!  Here she is all tucked in.  Three stuffed animals and baby doll bottle, just in case they get hungry.