Belle slept in her "purple room" in her REAL big girl bed last night! She LOVES her new room and finally asked to sleep in it, rather than just read bedtime books in it. She knew the rule: no babbas (pacifiers) in the big girl room and so she never actually asked for her pacifier at all during the bedtime process. She had trouble settling because she was so excited to be sleeping in her new room in her new bed (she kept saying all through the bedtime routine how excited she was and how much she loved her new room). When we said goodnight and left her, she was singing and talking (and there was no pacifier in her mouth to keep her quiet or calm her down), but she didn't actually call for Mommy or Daddy (we just listened with one ear to her sweet talking and singing). Twice before 11pm and once at 4:30am, she called for us. Craig went to her and sang her a song or read her a book. He reported that she never actually asked for the babba, but rather she wanted the company (and song or book). I, of course, didn't go to her because she and I both know that I'm a huge sucker and would have given her the pacifier or agreed to sit on the floor of the room or something like that. Not Craig. He calmed her down and got himself back to bed within minutes.
The bottom line is that it was not such a bad night. We are making a big deal about what a big girl she is; how proud of her we are. I gave her a present this morning (a magic wand), and Craig made a special breakfast that the two shared together (scrambled eggs). She needs a good nap and then we'll try again tonight.
One note on the pic: I thought Belle would look so tiny in her big girl bed, but it's just the opposite: Belle looks like a real little girl (not a little baby) in her big girl bed. She is nearly two-and-a-half and she seems so grown-up to me. No more crib, no more toddler bed, no more pacifier (well, hopefully no more pacifier soon, since one pacifier-free night does not a two-year-old habit break).
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