Yes, today was the day I have been hearing about from other moms that would happen & it finally did. Emma tried to climb out of her crib, once this morning but I caught her in the act & then again at nap time but she hit the floor with a big thud. As soon as I heard the thud I knew what it was & came running. I think she was still in shock, she wasn't even crying yet until I asked her if she was okay. I never found any bumps or bruises on her but she was terrified. She was sweating like crazy, crying so hard she couldn't catch her breath (on the brink of vomiting) & pale as a ghost. After she calmed down she didn't want to get back in her bed so I rocked her until she was almost alseep & then laid her down.
Then when she got up I told her Daddy was going to make her a "big girl bed" so she wouldn't fall down & go boom & she cried. She just didn't want to talk about it, just thinking about it scared her. Even telling Chris the whole story over supper brought her to tears. She kept saying "stop mommy" & would start crying again. Every time we mentioned her bed she would cry, we weren't sure she would even sleep in it at all tonight. Could she be that traumatized? After supper we took her upstairs to show her the new "big girl bed" & she just cried, "Emma fall down & go boom" over & over. We kept assuring her it was fine now & she would not fall again, finally she agreed to try getting in the bed by herself. She loved it. The first thing she grabbed of course, her pacie.
Now the test will be if she stays in it too sleep? Will we find her in the floor in the middle of the night? Thankfully she hasn't figured out how to work doorknobs yet, so at least she will be confined to her room, but so are some of her toys. As if we don't have enough trouble getting Emma to sleep no we have to keep her in the "big girl bed." Yes, we have entered another new phase of parenting, hold on it might be bumpy.
Last pic of the crib
"Big girl bed" aka toddler bed
Her pacie & comforter (only at bedtime)
This is the only smile I could get, she wouldn't look at me.
"Ta Da"
She then proceeds to pull all her stuff animals she sleeps with out of the bed & was so proud of herself.
She could finally reach them without help.
First night in her new "big girl bed"
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