bedlam

M's crib was given to us second or third hand. It served it's purpose for a year or so until last Friday. Last Friday M woke up with about nine bug bites on her back.

Needless to say, we freaked. J dismantled the crib and mattress and we cleaned out her whole room. We couldn't find any bugs, but we think they came from the mattress. We may have overreacted, because now we have no bed and bedtime is in a few hours. I'm just saying.

So we head to IKEA and pick out a big girl bed. It's pretty freaking cute, a faux wrought iron deal, adjustable so right now it's like a little box and later it can be more like a bed. In fact, I was waiting to post this till I could show you a picture. Alas, I still don't know how to download pictures (whatever) and baseball season has started.

Anyways, we get her bed and a new blanket and pillow and J assembles the bed. It's adorable. M is happy. She climbs right in it at bedtime and goes to sleep. In the morning she still calls for me, not yet computing that she can just climb out. Perfect. We are money, friends. This is a secret we are going to keep.

Day two is the same. And then came Day Three. M wakes up and decides me no like my big girl bed. me miss my crib. Repeat this fifty times. Naptime comes around and she decides to use this moment to exercise her getting out of bed free card. Repeat this fifty times combined with the above statement.

J and I both happen to be home and we managed to take all of this in stride, mostly because it was hilarious. But there is that one moment where you think We've ruined everything. Naptimes are over. We've ruined everything. I finally said dude, you are kinda freaking me out. To which M replied you are freaking me out too, mommy. And I realize she's probably right. She finally goes to sleep.

Day four is money. We've been fine ever since. But I'd be lying if I said it didn't break my heart just a little bit, this big girl bed in my baby's room.

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