The toddler bed...

So, a few weeks ago I lamented over the move into a toddler bed for Jane. Well, taking my sister, Kim's advice and that of my very intelligent husband, I moved the bed into Jane's room. Then each night and at nap time I would ask her where she wanted to sleep. The first few days it was mostly the crib and if it was the bed, she only lasted for about 10 minutes, then she went in the crib. And she never fell asleep on her own in the bed, until last Thursday. My mom was over because we watch Dancing with the Stars together (recorded) and I put Jane in her bed for her nap. I fully expected to see her come out of her room. She opened her door, so I went in and layed her back down and then I left the door open a crack. Then I didn't hear a peep out of her for a long time, so when I checked in on her, this is what I found...

She was sound asleep in her bed. Yeah!!! The second day, she again fell asleep on her own, but this is how I found her...

Asleep on the floor. That's the pillow we lay on when we sleep next to her at night until she falls asleep. And the third day, this is how we discovered her...

After a fun camping trip and taking a short nap on the way home from it, we figured she should take a longer one a little later in her bed. Well, Kevin went out to mow and I knew Jane wasn't asleep. As soon as he started the blower I heard her yell, "Daddy!" What I didn't know is that Kevin heard it too and as he looked at her room, he saw her standing in the window with the blinds pulled apart yelling, "Daddy!" He just laughed and then he came inside and took the above picture. She's standing on a cedar chest. She cracks me up.

Since then she has done great at nap times and doing better each night at bedtime in her bed. So it looks like the crib can now belong to Alice and Jane has officially graduated to a toddler bed!!! I think we'll still get some fun sheets for her also. She'll love the princess ones.