Night 1

Audrey did really, really well in her new bed! She was so excited to get to sleep in her bed that it seemed we raced thru brushing her teeth and looking at Aunt C's wedding picture (She introduced that into the nightly routine, and I use it as a reward for cooperating!). She was offered the option of reading in her rocking chair or in her bed, and she chose to read in her bed. Eric had reading duty last night, and climbed in bed beside her. She had lots of questions in an effort to figure out this new bed, like whether she sleeps under the blankets, whether she could sleep on her belly, etc. She got the giggles halfway thru listening to her books, and she was so giddy by the end. There was silence for only a few minutes after Eric closed her door, but that is typical right now. At one point, I could tell that there was more playing than falling asleep going on. When I opened the door, I found her almost on top of her nightstand, trying to reach some things to play with in bed. We talked about how hard it is to not play with the stuff in her room, but that she could play in her room tomorrow. I think I fell asleep before her since I wasn't feeling well, but Eric said she called him in her bedroom a little later and asked him to talk to her, as it was getting dark. Of course new surroundings are always a little scary. She fell asleep though without much problem, and when Eric checked on her in the early morning, she was sleeping at the foot of the bed. She woke around 6:30 and was soooooo excited and proud of herself. "Audrey slept in her new big bed! Audrey's so big! Audrey wants to sleep in her new big bed again!" She slept with the unusual suspects for animals, but also had requested to sleep with her stuffed pig (I'll have to blog about this pig at a later date). I asked her if pig was a good sleeping buddy, and she said that he snores! When she saw Eric this morning, she said, "Audrey slept in her new big bed! How awesome!" She must have reminded us a half dozen times this morning of how big she is and how exciting it was to sleep in her new bed. What a relief! I'll be curious to hear how naptime goes today though...