big girl bed: day one

while i am aware that posting this will inevitably jinx us, i decided to post anyway! so how is it going, this big girl bed transition? well, pretty well actually. granted, we have some work to do for a nice transition, but so far it's not so bad. that being said, bedtime last night was a long one. about an hour. this is pretty unusual for this house, as isa has been able to put herself to sleep easily and quickly for a long time. but the big girl bed threw her for a loop and it took one of us being in the room before she could fall asleep. but... and here is the good part... once she fell asleep, she slept all night long in her bed with no wake ups until 7:30am this morning! woooooohooooooo! a fluke? maybe. probably. but i'll take it.

as for naptime, it was yet another pleasant surprise! she came home from the babysitter, asked to sleep in the crib (the answer was "No." but she accepted it), we read a book, rocked for five minutes, and then that was it. she was promised a "special treat" if she stayed in bed and took a good nap. and it worked! or atleast she humored me! i did not hear a peep for two hours. when she woke up she walked to her door, called out "Mama!" and that was that. and she slept too, as she had blanket creases on her face and is in a really good mood now (this is NOT the case when she plays in there for hours).

so there you have it. day one was a success. let's hope it continues this way!