Beck & Ellery: New Room! (and other fun stuff)

We've made the transition from crib to bed! Getting Elle excited about her new room and her big girl bed was the easy part. Getting her to fall asleep in her bed took a little bit longer. I wanted her to embrace this new room and have zero negative associations with it so I overcompensated by lying with her for the first 5 nights until she fell asleep. Big mistake and I knew it. She was so good at putting herself to sleep in her crib and having our same routine in the new room was wishful thinking. I called my go-to-girl, Mallary, for a pep talk. It was just what I needed. So, on the 6th night, after 5 books, a goodnight kiss and 9 attempts (Elle getting up and one of us walking her back and tucking her in) she crashed. She got out of bed 4 times the next day at nap time and ended up only sleeping for 45 min then crawling out of bed and playing quietly in her room. The 7th night started off with a few sad sounding "da-eeee's" but she fell asleep without getting out of bed once and I knew we were making headway. With a new night light, a sticker chart and a lot of praise... We're there! And it was much easier than I had anticipated. Also, I'm happy to say that we're back on track with her 2 hour naps, phew! She is so excited to show everyone who comes over her big girl room, so if you can't make it in person...

Bennett sliding for his first time at the zoo...

Showing her cousin how it's done!...

Cutie Ri Ri...

A beautiful day at Seaport Village...

Up to Rick and Cari's for dinner. (and Christian's dessert! I'm still thinking about it... tart lemon cake with two layers of homemade frosting and fresh berries! Yep, I accepted the leftovers. Yep, I ate them the next day. Yep, I'm pregnant. So nope, no guilt)...