Finally, no more crib. Wait, I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Lauren's always been perfectly content in her crib. She's never tried any daring escape maneuvers, so we've just left her there. But now, she's just getting too big. And we need to buy a new crib for her little brother with the voucher we'll get (hopefully) from the manufacturer of her crib (see here if you don't remember this whole ordeal).
So, we went to the Bunk and Loft Factory , a store here that specializes in custom made bedroom furniture. Every piece is made to order, so it ends up taking about 2 weeks to get it. We decided early on that we were going to buy Lauren one bed for her entire lifetime, so we settled on a full-size platform bed that should definitely last. We also opted for two rolling storage drawers to go underneath it, given our complete lack of storage in our ever-shrinking home.
The bed arrived on Monday, and Lauren loves it! We were initially nervous about how well she'd sleep there, but so far she's gone to sleep right away at night without getting up or anything. Mornings are a little bit of a different story. Without the crib to keep her confined, she's up and out of bed as soon as she wakes up at 6:30. That's about an hour earlier than we'd like her to get up. We're keeping the baby gate on the outside of her bedroom door for now, which at least keeps her from coming into the bedroom to wake us up. Instead, she stands there, peeking over the gate at our room, saying, "Help, Daddy! I'm awake, Daddy!" Over and over and over again. The kid is persistent!
She also loves playing in her new big girl room. We end up sititng on her bed playing with all her older toys, which seem new now that she hasn't seen them for several months. It's a welcome change from watching Finding Nemo 14 times a day. Of course, Disney/Pixar sucked her in with advertising for WALL-E, so we've now watched that several times. (It's actually a really good movie...go rent it!)
We also switched out her car seat to a booster. It's great because it's easier for her to get in and out, and she can reach her toys, juice, etc. without one of us having to reach around from the front seat.
It does all make me a little sad. My little baby is growing up so fast. When she got on her bed for the first time, I had visions of her sitting there doing homework, chatting on the phone with her high school friends. I know it's still many years away, but I can't help but feel like it'll be here before I know it.
Alright, enough sappiness :) I think the pregnancy hormones are getting to me...
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