Friday, August 12, 2011
Chris' Birthday
I just realized that I never posted about Ethan's birthday presents to daddy. This year I allowed Ethan to pick out anything he wanted for Daddy at the Dollar Store. He chose the following items: a ceramic swan, a craft pumpkin, a Dracula Halloween decoration, parrot sunglasses, and a ceramic Asian girl piggy bank. The gifts were a huge success and Ethan had so much fun picking out presents for Daddy. It'll be so much fun to see how his choices change each year.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Big Boy Bed
E moved into his big boy bed over the weekend!
As soon as he saw the bed on Friday, he insisted on jumping around on it. His little eyes lit up with excitement. That night was night #1 in Operation Big Boy Bed and, I have to say, it went better than I expected. E fell right to sleep after about 30 minutes and a few visits from us to put him back in the bed. I watched the monitor all night anticipating the thud of little man hitting the floor but it never happened!
The next morning, we awoke to the sound of Ethan reading books in bed to Pengi and, eventually, knocking on the door calling for Mommy.
Naptime the next day wasn't nearly as successful. I had to return to his room literally around 100 times over the course of an hour to put Ethan back in his bed. He thought it was hilarious when I came back in and would pretend as if asleep the whole time. Mommy was ready for a nap after that ordeal.
Bedtime Saturday night went awesome. We kept E up a bit later than normal to really wear him out. Daddy only had to go back in the room 1 time and E was out for the night.
I'm hoping this transition will continue to be easy at bedtime and get better for naps. I'm so proud of my boy and can't believe how big he's getting.
As soon as he saw the bed on Friday, he insisted on jumping around on it. His little eyes lit up with excitement. That night was night #1 in Operation Big Boy Bed and, I have to say, it went better than I expected. E fell right to sleep after about 30 minutes and a few visits from us to put him back in the bed. I watched the monitor all night anticipating the thud of little man hitting the floor but it never happened!
The next morning, we awoke to the sound of Ethan reading books in bed to Pengi and, eventually, knocking on the door calling for Mommy.
Naptime the next day wasn't nearly as successful. I had to return to his room literally around 100 times over the course of an hour to put Ethan back in his bed. He thought it was hilarious when I came back in and would pretend as if asleep the whole time. Mommy was ready for a nap after that ordeal.
Bedtime Saturday night went awesome. We kept E up a bit later than normal to really wear him out. Daddy only had to go back in the room 1 time and E was out for the night.
I'm hoping this transition will continue to be easy at bedtime and get better for naps. I'm so proud of my boy and can't believe how big he's getting.
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