Hollis' Big Girl Bed!

On November 28th (H was 18 months) Hollis took her last nap in her crib! We decided to make the switch to a big girl bed so her little brother could use her crib. A month or so before the switch, MiMi bought Hollis some big girl sheets for her bed. I put those in her room and we would talk about them and ask her where he big girl sheets were and she would always point to them with excitement. A week before the switch, we brought the big girl bed into the house and would let Hollis look at it and tell her that was her bed. I think letting her see these things before making the change really helped her; she knew what expect.

After her nap in the crib on the 28th, Ryan disassembled her crib and brought in her bed. We let Hollis be apart of this process and she loved it! She was climbing on the crib and helping Daddy with the tools. Once we brought her bed in and I put the sheets on, we let her play in her bed. She was so excited and was smiling so big! We talked about how we only sit or lay down in our bed and that we stay in bed until Mommy or Daddy come in.

That night, we did her normal bedtime routine and she went to bed without any problems. The next morning we made a huge deal about her staying in bed and following directions. To this day we have had zero issues! We are so proud of our big girl!