New Bed!!!

Yes! We finally did it... Brooke is officially in her big girl bed! We weren't' going to do it so soon, but after talking to a friend that told us they did it too so that when their next baby came, she didn't think the new baby was taking over their bed. We thought that was a really good idea. This way she had plenty of time to adjust before baby came in August.

I have wonderful family that helped donate to her new digs. My aunt gave us a King size bed, but our room is too small for it right now, so we have it in storage. So we went and got the box spring from that... then got a mattress essentially from DI (they make new ones... we didn't buy an old one)... then my mom/sister and aunt donated some old bedding of theirs! It turned out so cute! We just got word too that we might be able to get a headboard and footboard too for free! It saves me time from trying to make one

Here are some pictures... we ended up having to take out all her toys...

After Brooke had discovered her new "tampleen"! (She calls her bed a trampoline, I bet you can guess why...)

Bedtime at night has gone SO SMOOTHLY! I was VERY excited! When we lay her down at night, she doesn't get up until morning. It's a beautiful thing... knock on wood I didn't just jinx it.

However, nap time has some hick-ups... hence why we had to take out all her toys. She will get out of bed and it takes about 2-3 times of going in and laying her back down (overall about an hour). Yesterday though, all was quite and I thought she finally went to sleep. However, when I opened the door to check on her, this is what I found...

Yes, she had dumped all her clothes out of her dresser and climbed in it! I told her no, quickly covered my face so she wouldn't see me laughing, closed the door, went and got the camera and then put her back in bed. She didn't have any toys to play with, so I give her credit for being creative... she was smart too in being so quiet!

The only thing that has been kinda a downfall to this whole thing is, Brooke figured out how to open her door. She hasn't opened it luckily to escape from nap time, she only lets herself out in the morning (after playing in her room for an hour). So I suppose that really isn't a downfall... it's a good chance to teach her when it's time to get up and that way she has some "freedom" and doesn't feel locked up in her room.