Maddie's Big News

I'm somewhere in among too tired, too lazy, or too picky to have pictures just yet, but Maddie is now in a "big girl bed." It's funny she even uses that term for the bed, but big girl pants to her are just "girl pants." Anyway, we've been trying to do this since about November, and really intended to have it done no later than her birthday. Two months later, FINALLY it's done.

She's actually been napping exclusively on beds (ours, Grandma's, Sherry's starlight suite, the Teepee) since about the age of one. When Jeff saw Daniel's new bed back then, he was inspired to plan to build a duplicate for Mad. Well, it was started, Aunt Karen & Aunt Dan came offering a choice of some beds they didn't need including Karen's childhood bed. Since I've always loved that little white bed, I was thrilled. It was probably for the best all around. Despite the best of intentions, Jeff can't always find the time to build what he wants...especially now when he could be playing with his little girl instead!!!

Maddie was excited on Sunday evening when we said they were bringing her big girl bed, and even watched out the window for a while. She was ready to use the Tink sheets that she found about two months ago in my not so tricky hiding spot. So she waited, with a big smile, as Daddy & Aunt Dan set up the bed, put on the sheets, and added her beloved purple quilt (made by her great-aunt Vickie). She got in bed right away, and wanted to stay there! She's slept there now every day and night. She's still a bit distracted by the novelty of it, and takes a little longer to go to sleep. Once she's gone through her routine of playing with the bedknobs, rails of the headboard, kicking the wall, etc...she tucks herself in, and is asleep in two seconds.

Hopefully, we'll have some pictures soon. We need to paint, but haven't yet picked out a color. Though Mad suggested cobalt blue or bright red...and even tore the samples right off the page!