Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Goldilocks?



So, we're trying to move Sally out of our closet and into the older girls' room--on a toddler bed. The first night was last Friday and Sal was amazing! We told her if it was too hard to stay in her new bed, we'd move her back to the "red bed." She was the last of the 3 to fall asleep but did not get out of bed. She did her usual singing/talking and then fell asleep.

The second night, Mike and I were gone at a football game and missed bedtime. Some friends were staying with the girls, and with all the excitement, we ended up moving Sal back to our closet to go to sleep.

Tonight was the 3rd night since then. She's immediately gotten out of bed each night, and we've moved her to the red bed to sleep. We'll see how long she or I last playing this game. She really wants to sleep in the girls' room and loves her new bed, but is either just needing to test the system since that night of inconsistency, or she's still unsure of sleeping that far away from me. Time will tell.

Anyway, tonight was pretty funny. We tucked her in, and I sat outside the open bedroom door (which is what I've done each night, including the first when she was successful). Within 2 minutes, she came to the door and said, "That bed too soft." I said, "Ok, go get your blanket; I'll take you to the red bed." "No, me sleep in that bed!" and she ran back to bed. Thirty seconds later, she came to the door: "That bed too hard."

Little goldilocks is very happily sleeping in the closet again.