Big Girl Bed

Today we got the new quilt for Hadley's Big Girl Bed. It was a birthday present.

Yesterday we bought a twin mattress and put it on the floor with her new sheets. It stayed in the center of her room and she slept in her crib. She played on her bed and was excited.

Tonight Robert moved it to the corner and took out the reading chair. That chair is now in our room awaiting the arrival of the crib and a few other furniture pieces from Hadley's room for the new baby.
Then Robert put her new quilt on the bed. Hadley thought it was much cooler tonight. Plus, we had to read books in her bed because we didn't have the chair like usual. So new change to our routine.
I was a little scared that this might give us some hiccups... and I am sure it will but tonight so far so good. We read books in the bed and I asked her where she wanted to sleep. She said she wanted the Big Girl Bed. So I said ok and gave her the usual blankets, baby and monkey. I tucked her in and told her I would be back to check on her. I turned Violet on and out I went. It has been almost ten minutes so I will go check on her and she if she is still in bed.

Today after nap we played with Nevaeh at her house. We haven't been there forever! It was nice for Hadley to go play with N's big toys and it helps me see what she really wants. I think she also knows that Nevaeh sleeps in a Big Girl Bed too!

Hadley has also had five poop diapers today. All are soupy type and I am hoping this isn't another bug. She has eaten well and has been pretty upbeat! I am sure she is okay, I know she hasn't gotten into anything weird but changes like this always make me worried.

Baby update... Little Pea is kicking a lot and it seems like my belly is getting bigger but then it gets smaller so I don't know if the baby is just moving around and that is why I change. I am 24 weeks and going on 25 in a two days. So I am officially 6 months 1 week along!

Life update... I also have our Christmas cards ready to order from Shutterfly but I need to finish Nevaeh's photo book before ordering. I am almost done... I started it last night and have just four pages to tweak. It is so much easier to do a book for someone else. I have Hadley's book to finish too! I have that half done. I have a goal to get her's done too and ordered with this order if possible so I can have it shipped free! Next weekend we are going to Minneapolis for the Holidazzle Parade and to see Santaland at Macys. I hope we have okay weather and a nice easy going day. It will help to leave early and allow extra time for everything. I really want Hadley to see Santa so I am hoping if we get there a few hours earlier then the parade the lines won't be soo long! I am putting it out into cyberspace for my wish to be granted!

Bed update... I just went up and checked on her. She is still in her bed. She is sucking her thumb. I think she is asleep but I didn't go in. I will go in later. I fear her falling out but it is a short fall considering it is just a mattress on the floor. But, I think I will put some pillows down to hopefully help break the fall if she does! I can't believe my little baby is sleeping in a twin bed. Wow... this is so surreal. I feel very similar as I did when I had to put her to bed in her crib for the first time. She was five months old and I cried. I didn't want my baby sleeping in another room. It only took a few days and I was over it but this time it feels like another big milestone! I will try not to cry but it just means she is getting older and bigger and that only means that someday she won't need me and I dread that day!

Update on bed... Hadley slept that first night in her bed until 2 am. Then she cried a little and came into bed with us. The next two nights she chose to sleep in her crib. She is still waking up in the middle of the night because of the habit that formed while she was sick. Last night she slept in her Big Girl bed again. She woke up at 4am and came into our room, not crying, blanket in hand ready to crawl in...