Until this weekend, Madeline was still sleeping in the crib in her room, and Eliza slept in the pack & play in our room. Maddie has never attempted to climb out of the crib, and we weren't in a big rush to get her a big bed. However, Eliza likes to sleep completely stretched out (as seen below), so we decided it was time to upgrade both girls' beds.
We painted and decorated Eliza's room before she was born, but it had been empty as far as furniture goes. We moved the crib, changing table, and glider from Maddie's room into the Dr. Seuss themed nursery for Eliza...
We were planning on giving Maddie a twin size bed, but when we found a fantastic deal on this double size bed frame, we couldn't pass it up...
This bed is as wide as the crib is long, so there is more than twice as much room in it. Maddie looks tiny sleeping in it, but there is more than enough room for Gigi the giant giraffe and all her other friends. Although there are two closets in her room, we went ahead and put a dresser in there since it's a large room and there was tons of space once we moved all the other furniture into Eliza's room...
Bed time hasn't gone quite as smoothly the past few nights since Maddie can simply get herself out of bed, but we're getting a routine in place. Fortunately, she didn't have any problems giving the crib to Eliza and getting a big girl bed. I got her Dora sheets, so she is pretty excited about those as well. Little Miss Eliza (who never wakes up at night) woke up at 4 AM the first two nights she slept in the crib. Last night, Eliza slept all night, but Maddie woke up around 2 AM (which is very rare for her). Hopefully, everyone in our house can get a full night of sleep soon.
