Big Girl Bed

Thursday night: Syd tells me she wants to sleep in her big girl bed and I jump at the opportunity. She also wants me to sleep with her and I made the mistake of agreeing. What I thought was going to be a 15-20 minute snuggle session turned into an hour and a half of Sydney staring at me and not sleeping. I finally snuck out around 10:00. Syd awoke at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 to find that no one was in bed with her and she freaked out. One of us continued to climb back in bed with her until she fell asleep again. What a long night!

Friday naptime: I gave Syd the choice - crib or twin bed. She of course chose the twin and wanted me to nap with her. After I told her I wasn't going to sleep with her she chose the crib and slept for almost 3 hours. Go figure.

Friday night: I gave Sydney her choice of beds and she once again said the big girl bed but wanted me to sleep with her. I once again said I wasn't going to and after a huge tantrum I put her in her crib and left the room. After 20 minutes of screaming I went back in to calm her down and saw that she now had 2 books in her crib that weren't there before. She must have climbed out, got the books, and climbed back in. Dr McMahon said to wait until she started climbing out of the crib to put her in the bed so I figured she was ready. I took her out and told her she was going to sleep in the big bed alone. I had to run to beat her out of the door b/c she wasn't pleased. After an hour of screaming, turning the doorknob, and banging on the door she passed out in her bed.

Saturday naptime: Only 40 minutes of screaming.

Saturday night: Only 30 minutes of screaming.

Sunday morning: We found Sydney face down on the floor (see first picture) when we went to wake her up! We heard her around 7 am and think that must have been when she moved herself to the floor.

Sunday naptime: Only 15 minutes of screaming, an hour of playing, and a 45 minute nap. We peaked in on her and saw her on the floor again (second picture). She had raided her closet and threw things everywhere.

Sunday night: No screaming. She let us put her in bed and she stayed there!