CJ's 'Big Girl' Bed

We recently got given a fabulous little toddler bed from my cousin!  We wanted to try to get Camilla used to it before we moved so she wasn't getting used to a new bed AND a new house at the same time.  Because she never had a nap yesterday, we decided to put her bed a little early (just before 7pm).  We did our usual routine, bath, jammies, scriptures, prayers (around her bed now) and then her bubba. She's been so excited about her bed! She plays on it, lays on it, points to it, talks about it... I was really excited for her. I put her in her bed, and as soon as I left the room she started crying. She walked over and opened the door calling "Da-Da" with her little lip stuck out.  Daddy came right to the rescue and they went back into the room. She is definitely a 'daddy's girl'. He layed with her for maybe 2 minutes and she was gone! I thought it was a very successful night. 

The baby in my belly kept me up until just after midnight tossing and turning.  Just as I was falling asleep I heard Camilla start to cry and her little feet pitter-patter across the kitchen floor and back again and then into our room, and right to my side of the bed.  I thought she was scared, so I scooped her up and snuggled her in next to me.  I layed awake squished between Mr. Stannix and my girl for a few minutes.  Instead of falling asleep she started whispering to herself and rolling her hands (playing patty-cake). Off to bed it was.  I put her in over and over.  Finally, I walked her back and talked to her.  She whimpered a bit, but stayed in bed this time.  Back to bed for Mommy it was.  Just as I'm falling asleep I hear her pitter-patter on the kitchen floor again.  Repeat of above...I tried laying with her, sitting beside her, patting her back.  I think I placed her back into her bed over a million times between 1 and 6 in the morning.  Finally, I was just so tired that I resorted to the couch.  After 5 or 10 minutes, she fell asleep, and I carried her back to her bed so I could go snuggle in mine because I was freezing. She was so out of it her arms were limp as I put her down and snuggled her in.  I went back to my room and again, just as I was falling asleep, she makes her way back to my side of the bed.  "This is getting ridiculous!" I thought to myself.  I gave up and went back to the crib.  She hated it. The whole time she stood crying and pointing at her bed saying "bed!! bed!". I hauled her out of her crib and off to the couch again, the whole time she was yelling "bed! bed!".  We snuggled on the couch and I looked at the clock, 5:30am, and no sleep yet. Her crying must have woken the lady upstairs because she started stomping around, loading her dishwasher etc. Then everyone upstairs woke up for work/school. I think I finally got to sleep about 8:00am this morning.  Somehow Mr. Stannix snuck off to school while we were snuggled on the couch. He was so kind not to wake us. I'm pretty sure he's feeling exhausted from last night as well. 

I was a little moody and tired when we got up, but after making beds, getting Camilla dressed and saying our morning prayers, our home is doing a lot better! We had some porridge for breakfast and she requested her "biglet" (piglet) movie. Apparently porridge wasn't enough for the growing girl because the open bag of chips have been dumped on the kitchen floor for her munching pleasure. At least she's in super good spirits this morning! This is going to be an interesting Monday.