May 18 2008
Big Girl Bed for babygirl
The crib is done, placed away for maybe another time, off to the basement for storage until we work up the fortitude (maybe) for another one of these creatures. Last night, babygirl (who tells me, whenever I call her that, that she’s “not a baby”) slept in the big girl bed for the first time. She went to sleep easy, but then had some fit around midnight, with her usual “Mommy Mommy!” This subsided, then she had another one. The second time, she ignored her. Suddenly, I heard babygirl’s footfalls on the hardwood: she was up and moving. That’s another first. About a week ago, she tried to climb out of her crib, and took a pretty nasty fall. Last night, she just slid right out of the big girl bed and moseyed on over to our bedroom. It’s all over. The virus is airborne. This morning, she was at it again, up and about at 5:30, tugging on she’s hair and generally disturbing our Sunday. And it was only then – after years of mocking snark – that I learned the inherent logic of television…
ah . . . that’s why Juffer’s second chapter in her book _Single Mother_ is entitled “Watching TV with Alex.”
anyway, I can’t believe babygirl has graduated to the big girl bed already…. seems just yesterday when . . . hmm . . . well, the time, it flies.
Lucky bastards. I can’t wait until V’s crib is exchanged for a tiny bed.
And happy birthday.
Great post! Love the bed and the pic of mommy and little girl. Enjoy your love and get some childproof doorknob handles to contain the little adventurer.
xo, Candi