My Mommy Moment

My little girl will be two this week. Her birthday gift from Nana & Papa is her very first "Big Girl Bed"! I of course got her the most adorable hand stitched Pottery Barn quilt I've been wanting for the longest time and a fuzzy blankey too! Today we put it all together and this is how it went.

We told L this morning that Nana & Papa were coming over to put her Big Girl Bed together. She screamed, jumped up and down and couldn't contain her excitement when they got here! Of course, L wanted to help put it together. 

[I was all for this because I think that children who are involved in the activity learn more and can transition better when it's something like this!] 

L pretended to help screw it together and then when it was all done she clapped and jumped!

Then came putting the mattress on... L had a melt down. She did NOT want her mattress on her new bed. I'm assuming she thought she could just jump on the big girl bed like it was, with no mattress. Haha! :) After she calmed down we put the quilt on it, pillow and pets. She has slept with Choo-Choo, Pooh and Baby since I can remember so of course they had to be in the new bed too! 

L climbed in, jumped around a bit and got comfortable! She LOVES it! 

Seeing my little girl in her new big girl bed made me tear up a little. I am so happy she got to be a part of the transition and help put it all together, she is so happy with her new bed and seems to love it so far! [lets hope night time is as easy as nap time was]! 

I definitely had a mommy moment getting teary eyes as I watch my soon to be two year old climb into her own bed and may her head down. It's so hard watching your child grow up so fast. 

BIG GIRL BED = SUCCESS.