Big Girl Beds

Last Monday as Alan was getting ready to go out of town on Wednesday I was thinking about what I needed to do before he left and I decided it would be a good time to transition Laura Cate from her crib to our bunk beds…yes, a little crazy, but I was ready to have more room in their bedroom.  So, after dinner Alan, Cameron, Laura Cate and I got out the screw drivers and started working.  Laura Cate was excited to sleep in a “big girl bed”, except that she kept trying to crawl up into Cameron’s bed.  It has been a pretty good transition. She still tries to get out of bed at night and once in a while she will get out of bed and ride around on her tricycle in their room, but we are patiently working on training her to stay in bed.  One night she came tip-toeing out and I was on the couch reading and Laura Cate came and sat down right next to me and snuggled and said, “I sit.”  Oh, it was a sweet moment, but I knew I had to get her back in bed and correct her for getting out of bed.  Of course the very next moment she was tip-toeing out again and this time she came to sit down at the kitchen table.  At least Alan was their to help me keep my sanity. Cameron and Laura Cate like to sleep together sometimes and it is so sweet to see them curled up together and talking to each other.  I am so thankful for such fun memories that they will have together!  Here are some cute pictures!!

Snug as a happy bug! She loves her blankets piled on top.  

Her big dog is called “Shadow” in honor of Alan’s parents new Golden Retriever that Laura Cate met last summer and LOVED!

 

We love having these bunk beds!

Unfortunately while Alan was away she decided to climb out of her pack n’ play where she naps. I was doing school with Cameron in the afternoon and we heard the door to our guestroom open where she naps, but sometimes she could reach it while in her  pack n’ play, so we didn’t think much about it.  We just figured she would eventually get fall asleep.  The next thing we know, over our shoulders is a cute little curly-blond hair girl walking towards us with the biggest smile, saying, “Hi, Cameron!”  Cameron and I were stunned to say the least. We had know idea she could climb out, so that next day she began sleeping on our guest room bed.