I have been anxious about moving
Amelia out of her crib into a “big girl” bed for a while. I knew I wanted to do it at least six weeks before the baby
arrives so that
she would have time to adjust and wouldn’t feel like the baby was taking
her place. We decided to do it over Christmas vacation while Mike had
two weeks off and could help change the furniture and rooms around. I
can say I was pleasantly surprised with how
easily she handled
the transition. We had been talking about getting her a big girl bed
with princess sheets for a few weeks, so when we surprised her with her
new room, she was really excited!
We did a trial nap and, after lying
in her bed with her for about 15 minutes, she told me to go to my bed. I wasn’t sure what to expect when she woke up,
since she had never tried to climb out of her crib – so, I didn’t know what she’d do. Well,
she still doesn’t get out her bed either . . .
she just lays there, yells my name, and snuggles
with her puppy until I come to get her.
Having
Mike off for two weeks was AMAZING! I literally checked off every
“to-do” chore I had. He refinished a toy bench, painted the nursery,
put together Amelia’s new furniture,
and fixed all sorts of things. It is such a great feeling to have
everything ready, especially considering three weeks ago I had
ABSOLUTELY nothing ready!
We spent New Years day with our friends, Tom and Tracy and their adorable three-month-old, Simbry. It was so fun to watch Noah and Amelia interact with her. Noah was especially smitten and he loved that Simbry kept smiling at him!
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I can't wait to hold my little boy! |
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Mike took Noah to a car show where they saw a car that matched Noah's shoes! |