We were pretty okay with saying goodbye to 2007. With two moves, intro to toddler-dom and busy work, we had a pretty stress-filled 2007. We're really looking forward to a more comfortable '08.
We ended 2007 with a good bit of housework. We had childcare, so Thomas and I were able to get the final Christmas decorations put away, unpack the last boxes that have been taunting us from the basement and to fix up Carter's room.
We took our Christmas tree to the local recycling pile, where it will meet the chipper on Saturday.
We ended 2007 with a good bit of housework. We had childcare, so Thomas and I were able to get the final Christmas decorations put away, unpack the last boxes that have been taunting us from the basement and to fix up Carter's room.
We took our Christmas tree to the local recycling pile, where it will meet the chipper on Saturday.
Next year, we want to take several friends with us so we can have a proper Christmas tree throwing competition.
In Carter's room, I did a little painting and we finally hung pictures.
We also rearranged to make room for a big-boy bed - coming to a blog near you in the next week or two... (I'm personally thinking we should introduce the real bed right before my next business trip ;)
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Oh my...we're about to do the same thing (big-boy bed). To say we are not looking forward to it is an understatement...it was a nightmare with Eleanor (but ah, we are wiser now, grasshopper).
can we get a little of that wisdom???
we just know its going to be a nightmare... but are still hoping to be wrong!
Well, we did the thing where everytime she got out of bed and came trotting into the living room, we'd put her back in. Which got old. Then we tried sitting in her room, reading, and putting her back in everytime she got out. Which also got old.
Then we got wise a bought a baby gate to put in her doorway--so we left her door open, but with a gate there, both so she couldn't come out in the evening and so we didn't have to worry that she would roam around the house in the middle of the night and get into trouble. We also put away the toys that were temptingly nearby in her room.
Eventually, she figured out that there was no payoff for getting out of bed anymore (e.g. us coming to see her) and just stayed in there. We did have a rule that she was allowed to get out to get more books (we've always let them keep as many books in their beds as they want).
Now, she could have just stood in the door and screamed at the gate all night long--but thankfully that didn't happen. That may occur to Little T, I suppose. But hopefully not. I think some kids just do fine and stay in bed! We'll keep you posted!
p.s. the baby gate solution presupposes that your child can't climb over one or otherwise open it, of course...which neither of our children have thus far attempted!
Awww, Carter has such a happy room! I love it.
We converted the crib to the toddler bed first by removing the side rail and then a few months later introduced a twin bed (but put a portable rail on the side) and once he was good with that, he moved up to a full bed. Piece of cake...with gradually moving up.
However you do it, GOOD LUCK!
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