Big Gurl Bed

"I a big gurl mom!"  Caroline tells me excitedly for her accomplishments. Yesterday she said it when we were almost home - I looked back and she had unbuckled her car seat strap. The girl is growing up fast. A bitter sweet moment for me tonight was putting her in her "big gurl" bed.  She has been wanting to sleep in it for awhile but her dad and I have just been so reluctant for selfish reasons. 

The top two pictures are from earlier in week.  When she has been waking up in the morning she wants to lay in the big bed and snuggle under the covers. This week we bought 2 pool noodles to put under the fitted sheet so she couldn't roll out.The bottom pictures are from today.

Last night she woke up with her first ever ear infection around midnight and had a rough fever/painful night. Her daddy saved the night by getting up with her every 3 hours going back in forth from Tylenol to ibuprofen.  

We took her to the kid's clinic and it was confirmed that her left ear had an infection.  The doctor gave us a prescription for antibiotics and these great numbing ear drops. When she was doped up she was back to her old self and then it was like she hit a wall and she just want to lay and sleep. She only wanted to sleep in her big girl bed.  

Tonight we hadn't planned on letting her sleep in the big bed but she fell asleep in there around 6:30 -7:00 waking up for to get some medicine, a cool bath and to see Lolly and Granddad.  I started to take her in to the crib when she was asked to sleep in the big bed.  Her daddy said you can sleep in there but if you get out of bed then you have to go back into the crib.  

This seemed to be all the motivation she needed because she immediately agreed.  It was easy tonight to get her to bed because she doesn't feel good but we will need to make a plan for when she is back to her old crazy self.  Hopefully this is tomorrow- We need a goodnight sleep!