Sleeping Arrangements!

In Lila's short little life she has had a few different sleeping arrangements...

Hospital accommodations!

Her first few weeks at home in Mommy & Daddy's room!

Snug as a bug in her crib!

Her bed has been a constant.  For almost three years she has laid her sweet head down in her crib.  Night after night we tucked her in and every morning we look over the side of the crib and she would smile up at you welcoming another day!

We knew that it was time to make the transition from her crib to a big girl bed, but we didn't quite know the best way to go about it.  Do we convert her crib to the toddler bed that it can become or do we just pull the band-aid off and convert it all the way to the full bed? 

We decided a month or so ago that we would go ahead and just jump from the crib to the "big girl" bed.  We had all of the pieces needed to make the conversion, it was just a matter of time.  When was she ready?  More importantly...when were Mom and Dad ready?!  For some reason her bed was kind of hard for me.  I feel like it was almost like a security blanket, for all of us.  Lila feels safe, it is truly the only bed she knows.  The sides wrap around her as to protect her from the world outside.  For Mike and I it was much of the same thing.  She never climbed the sides, always respecting the boundaries of the four sides, we knew she was safe and sound. 

What kind of adjustments would a new bed bring?  We were about to find out!  Lila took her last nap in her crib this afternoon and then, with her blessing, Daddy broke her crib down and turned it into a bed...a bed that seems VERY large, might I add!



Saying goodbye!

One last go around!

Her bedding came as a gift this Christmas from my Mom!  I have to admit, I was pretty excited to see it all put together, but I didn't know that my emotions would soon get the best of me when it was all there right in front of me, the tears fell!  How can our baby girl be growing up so quickly?

A bed fit for a princess!

And here is that princess...

happy as can be...

loving every second of growing up!

Sweet dreams Lila Louise!

There wasn't even the slightest bit of a fight tonight when we put you to bed, not a peep, you were so brave as you closed your sleepy eyes!  We hit a milestone tonight...you are turning into the most amazing little girl!  As excited as we are for you, please don't grow-up too fast!  We love you!