We transitioned Elle into a big girl room really early. One of the main reasons was that I was pregnant and didn't want to buy another crib. But also she is a hard sleeper and doesn't move much. All it took was one (never-ending) bedtime routine and she figured it out. She was officially sleeping in a big girl bed. For months.
Doesn't matter that she slept sideways on top of the bed. She was asleep.
Doesn't matter that she slept sideways on top of the bed. She was asleep.
Enters baby. Turns out she doesn't need the crib yet because she prefers to sleep in our room. Another story.
In one of my on-a-whim, project moods, I had Andrew help me move Addie and Elle in together and made Elle's room into a playroom. Ideal for everyone. Less of a mess for me to clean up. Sounds so fun, right?
Well currently the crib is on loan to Elle until she gets her act together. She waits until everyone thinks she is asleep, climbs out of her bed, and attacks innocent sleepers (aka Addie). She may pull her hair or jump right on top of her. We have a monitor so we always know when the attacks happen. Poor Addie.
Elle can't twist doorknobs yet so we are spared. For now.
This doesn't happen every night but if she gets of out bed we put her in the crib until she falls asleep and then move her to her bed. This could take anywhere from 2 minutes to 20. Elle has a way of babbling one second and falling into a deep sleep the next. It's crazy.
Addie's a tad dramatic but she also has my sleeping habits. We DO NOT like to be bothered while we are sleeping. Do not come and pull the covers off of us to wake us up, don't fuss at us for still being asleep when we should have gotten out of bed 30 minutes ago, and whatever you do, do not turn all of the lights on. We will turn them on when we get up. All of these things will ruin our morning. You could compare it to bears in hibernation. Don't mess with us.
Knowing all of that now, I'm sure you can imagine what Addie's reaction is when Elle jumps on her in a deep sleep. Hint: it's similar to a life-threatening emergency.
Elle has a couple of weeks to figure this out. When school starts, everyone is sleeping in their own beds in their own rooms.
I love listening to their silliness most nights but we need to start getting back into an early bedtime routine again. Do you have tips for sharing a room?
Addie's a tad dramatic but she also has my sleeping habits. We DO NOT like to be bothered while we are sleeping. Do not come and pull the covers off of us to wake us up, don't fuss at us for still being asleep when we should have gotten out of bed 30 minutes ago, and whatever you do, do not turn all of the lights on. We will turn them on when we get up. All of these things will ruin our morning. You could compare it to bears in hibernation. Don't mess with us.
Knowing all of that now, I'm sure you can imagine what Addie's reaction is when Elle jumps on her in a deep sleep. Hint: it's similar to a life-threatening emergency.
Elle has a couple of weeks to figure this out. When school starts, everyone is sleeping in their own beds in their own rooms.
I love listening to their silliness most nights but we need to start getting back into an early bedtime routine again. Do you have tips for sharing a room?
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