Good Thanksgiving
My parents drove down from New York on Wednesday to stay with us through Thanksgiving. My sister Julie came down that same night, leaving on Thursday while my parents left Friday morning. Melissa slaved away in the kitchen most of Thursday while we attempted to stay out of her way and occasionally helped with small tasks she required done. She was dead set on having an awesome Thanksgiving and she blew everyone out of the water. Everyone was dazzled by the delicious choices. I mainly wanted turkey and potatoes with gravy. Yum. Even Katie ate some, though she was cranky and tired same as last year because Thanksgiving supper always treads on nap time. After the meal, she passed out and we all relaxed a bit before cleaning up.
After my parents left, we converted Katie's crib into a small bed (basically we took out the front railing part and lowered the mattress). She had fun bouncing in and out of it, and took a nap in it without trouble (except when she woke up and started fussing and I went to get her and found she had gotten out and pushed a bunch of stuff up against the door) but that first night she rolled out of bed, thumping onto the changing pad which we had strategically placed there for just such an occasion and cried for a bit while Melissa went in and hugged her and tried to get back down. So Saturday we went out and got a small rail to keep her from rolling out but not so tall that she can't get out on her own. We also got some Christmas presents (for Katie) while we were out. We got enough that some could be saved and be birthday presents instead!
Katie's still having trouble sleeping in the new bed. Last night she woke us up crying around 12:30. We took her into our bed for a while, then I carried her back to her own bed. I bundled her up with teddys and blankets and she cried once after I had petted her head for a while and whispered to her that it was okay and then left the room, but she apparently slept through the rest of the night without a hitch.
Next up, potty training and teaching her how to turn on Barney all by herself.
After my parents left, we converted Katie's crib into a small bed (basically we took out the front railing part and lowered the mattress). She had fun bouncing in and out of it, and took a nap in it without trouble (except when she woke up and started fussing and I went to get her and found she had gotten out and pushed a bunch of stuff up against the door) but that first night she rolled out of bed, thumping onto the changing pad which we had strategically placed there for just such an occasion and cried for a bit while Melissa went in and hugged her and tried to get back down. So Saturday we went out and got a small rail to keep her from rolling out but not so tall that she can't get out on her own. We also got some Christmas presents (for Katie) while we were out. We got enough that some could be saved and be birthday presents instead!
Katie's still having trouble sleeping in the new bed. Last night she woke us up crying around 12:30. We took her into our bed for a while, then I carried her back to her own bed. I bundled her up with teddys and blankets and she cried once after I had petted her head for a while and whispered to her that it was okay and then left the room, but she apparently slept through the rest of the night without a hitch.
Next up, potty training and teaching her how to turn on Barney all by herself.