MWW- sometimes, the thought is worse than the reality!

Here's a MWW I've been working on for a while...

I love change, always have. I loved moving as a child, meeting new people, I love new adventures. I re-arrange the furniture in our house every other month- seriously, ask my friends they always comment on it! The title of my blog is "A Baby Changes Everything"... and boy does it! Even if you are a change-a-holic, the constant routine busting changes that a baby/toddler brings can be daunting!

Bye bye crib... now what to do with that space... sound like a re-arrange is in order for MK's room! :)

One of those changes I was dreading was the crib to bed transition. If you've been tracking with us for a while, y'all know that I was transitioning her slowly, letting her nap in the bed and sleep at night in the crib. I was so nervous that she would get out of bed at night or in the morning that I was very hesitant to make the switch at night. When we visited my parents back in April, my mom had set up my little sisters trundle with a toddler rail all ready for MK and we decided to pull the plug and make the switch that week. And to my surprise (although maybe I shouldn't be because MK is a "go with the flow" kinda girl and handles change very well!) she did fantastic! She hasn't gotten our of her bed before we come into get her, which we praise and reward her for everytime! I know that one day she'll realize the huge amount of freedom she has in her big girl bed... and we'll have to deal with it when it comes!

MK loves hiding in her bed!

I've only done this with one kid, and like I said before, MK has always been very easy going and handles change well.... So I can't say if the slow transition would be good for every baby, but it certainly worked well for us! I also didn't push MK into her big girl bed, I let her sleep in it if she wanted to at first, which I also think helped with the smooth transition. Oh, and if you're a mom who doesn't have a video monitor yet for your baby... get one! I don't know what I'd do without it, especially during this transition phase. That's a post for another day... baby gear I couldn't live without! :)

MK sleeping in her big girl bed for the first time at night at Gigi and Poppy's house!

Any experienced mom's have any suggestions for my readers who have babes that might have a rougher time with the transition?

Love,
K. Vog