So, of course we went to Ikea a few weekends ago (needing many things) and also getting his bed.
How did he do you ask?
I was away up north this last weekend for girls weekend, so Steve and Ben spent the better part of Sunday putting it together... when I got back on Sunday afternoon, I washed all of his new bedding and fluffed all of his new pillows and organized his animals and rearranged his room and, and, and..... getting him down for a nap took well over 2 hours. Sigh. Getting him down for bed took less time and once we found the right angle of the pillow (which was a new thing for him too) and amount of comforter (he's always just used a little blanket that he loves and now he has a goose down comforter w/ duvet cover) and placement of animals and nightlight and drinks of water and, and, and.... he fell asleep within an hour of starting... Steve and I were feeling darn goood about our parenting skills at that time, so we made a great dinner, put on our favorite show in the world that we watch every Sunday night (The Amazing Race) and settled in... not an hour into him sleeping we heard a very loud THUD! EEEEKKK.... we raced upstairs and yes, you guessed it, he had fallen out of bed. Poor little guy.... he was crying and of course upset but after some hugs, kisses, drinks of water and further strategic placement of pillows, comforter, sheets and animals, he was out like a light and slept til 7:30 am, which is very normal for him.
Last night went better and tonight should be a breeze.... feels good to have that transition checked off the list! Here are some pics from the beginnings of it all at Ikea to the end!
