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Tonight we took the plunge and put Sami in her new “big girl” bed (a toddler bed). It has special new sheets and a special new bedspread. It’s been in her room for a couple of weeks now, and we’ve been talking to her about moving into it, but we haven’t gotten up the nerve before now. Her doctor said we should do it far enough in advance of the new baby that she doesn’t feel like she’s getting kicked out of the crib. So, we figured we’d been putting it off long enough.

I moved her blankie over to the new bed, her baby that goes to sleep with her, and her special bear that sings to her. I also sat with her for about 20 minutes, hoping she would fall asleep. No such luck – she was fine while I was in there, but as soon as I left, she started wailing. It’s 25 minutes later now, and she’s *still* crying. The doctor said (rightly) that she wouldn’t stay in the bed on her own, so we put a gate over the door. So, in addition to having a new bed, she also is now trapped in her room for the first time. She’s absolutely terrified, and all I want to do is go get her and hold her and rock her to sleep. I’ve been crying almost as much as her. Craig naturally thinks this is a stupid response, so he’s been yelling at me about how stupid I’m being, which helps a lot – NOT!

Thirty minutes, and now she’s finally quiet. Keep your fingers crossed for us…

  

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