I always said I was going to let Lily sleep in a crib until she was three. I mean, why not? She doesn't try to climb out and she absolutely loves to sleep there. Since Lily was just over a year old when Landon was born, we had to buy a second crib. There was no way I was putting a 15-month-old in a big girl bed. My plans were my own until last week when I received an email from Jardine Enterprises letting me know that the crib we had purchased in December of 2006 had been recalled.
Really? My daughter had been sleeping on it for two years. I sure am glad she was not one of the statistics that caused them to recall the crib!
After I received the recall package, I read it thoroughly and was surprised that you had to send the hardware (the screws, mattress holders, etc.) back in the FedEx package they had provided. After politely arguing with the woman who answered the recall hotline phone number, she let me know they suggested that we stop using the crib immediately for fear of it malfunctioning. And once we sent in the completed forms, hardware, and crib tags, we would be issued a voucher for a brand new crib at Babys 'R' Us.
Fine.
But, what was my two-year-old supposed to sleep on in the meantime? That was my problem, I suppose. So, after much thought, we decided to put a full size mattress down in the floor of Lily's room (in front of where her crib currently is). Last night was night one and I laid in her "bed" for quite a while before deciding that if I started to lay with her now, I would always have to. Not that I really minded, but she loves structure and would definitely want it to incorporate Mommy laying with her into her routine. I quietly let her know I was leaving. She got out of the bed, came to the door, and I guess she was so distraught she couldn't turn the door handle all the way to open it (she sure was trying!). She cried for about fifteen minutes off and on but I could tell she was in bed and not at the door.
I didn't hear another peep out of her until this morning when I thought I heard her talking. I busted in her room so she wouldn't get scared and unfortunately I had scared her! She was not awake yet and was wondering what in the heck I was doing in there! She quickly realized that she was in her "big girl bed" and had the biggest smile on her face. She tells me her bed is like Mommy and Daddy's (though a bit smaller...haha) and gets so excited to think she is just like us!
Today at naptime, I was a bit nervous because I knew that I would have to continue what I had started with the "big girl bed"...so, I did. And again, she cried for a minute or two and then yelled, "Night night, Mommy! Night night, Baby!"...
She loves it. And I'm the first to admit, I was very sad about transitioning her into a real bed. She is only two and I thought she would be in her crib for at least another year. I guess things change and what I thought was not-so-perfect timing might have turned out to be the best timing ever. I'm hoping that when we receive the voucher for a new crib that we can find something very similar to what we had so it will match the rest of her furniture. This is also a perfect excuse for me to redecorate her room. But then again, I don't know if I am ready to let go of her infant years, quite yet! :)
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