The big girl bed

Mary has been playing in the twin bed that's in her room for quite a while now. She loves to crawl on and get under the covers, she snuggles in to read books and many times, I have tried to get her to go to bed and she doesn't want to get in the crib. We figured she's ready to transition. Today was the day. I decided I wanted the bed moved away from the windows, so we ended up putting it where her crib was and we'll move other furniture around later. Nap time was the trial run. Seemed ok at first. She was really excited, but once we left the room, she started crying, then crawling OUT of bed, and playing, and running up and down the halls. She opened dresser drawers and pulled out clothes, she crawled into bed with me and jumped and wiggled until I had to kick her out. Doug even put her back in her crib as a last resort, but she screamed bloody murder for what felt like hours. I thought for sure she'd exhaust herself, but she exhausted us more. Finally, I took her and crawled in bed with her and she fell asleep. Finally!!! After 1 1/2 hours!!!! It's almost time to wake her up, since I want her to be tired for tonight. Hopefully, bedtime will be easier.

the mess

Finally!

Aww, now she's cute.