Oh Christmas Tree!

Paige was definitely VERY excited to put up the tree this year and loved putting up and commenting on all of the ornaments. Glad we did it so early in order to get the most enjoyment out of it.

Almost mortified...

Today at our class Paige told me she had to pee so off we went to the bathroom. We went in the wheelchair bathroom since it was bigger. She went on the toilet (which was exciting since she hadn't done this in a long time). I told her I was going to go too, but when I sat down she opened the door lock and the door swung open (the wheelchair one swings outward!). Luckily there was only 1 other person in the bathroom who was in a stall. I had to stand up and shut the door while she ran around in the washroom. If there had been anyone in there they would have seen me having to stand up to shut the door! I am kind of glad this happened now so I know to be more careful next time when there are people around!

Bookshelves complete!

It blends in so well I am almost used to it already. The cupboards below fit almost all of Paige's toys and books. It'll be nice to really tidy up at the end of the day rather than just shove everything off to the side and look at it all night long.

A weekend out....

Going back to the weekend, on Saturday morning we drove to Pottery Barn kids to get an idea of what they had at the store that we could buy for Paige's room. We didn't actually get anything, but we know what we want to get/could only dream of getting. haha. That store is really really nice.

Anyway, after that we dropped Paige off for a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's. We went home where I played video games and had a nap and Mike used the gym. Then we went to see a matinee of "Couples Retreat" and had dinner at Milestone's. The next day I got up earlyish and watched an uninterupted hour of Project Runway. Then I taped off the baseboards in Paige's new room while Mike finished the painting. I went out for a girls lunch. At night we went to pick up Paige and stayed for Amanda's 25th birthday dinner. Paige is really good, so I am never dying to get away from her for the weekend, but it WAS nice to just be leisurely for the weekend, especially since the night before we dropped her off was the worst sleep ever. While she was gone we caught up on our sleep too (and of course she slept fine for Grandma and Grandpa).

Now we're paranoid!

In the night I woke up and heard a huge thump again! Went running to her room and flew open the door to find her....sleeping. As an aside note, she was completely out of the covers and sleeping parallel to her pillow. The big thump, I assume, was just our newspaper delivery. The Toronto Star is delievered around 3am and they just chuck it out there car onto our door step. It sometimes smashes into our door which is quite startling!

Another funny story.....I put her to bed last night with a book. She fell asleep right away and Mike went in to take away the book. When he went in there all he could see was arms sticking out of the bed and a book for a head! She had fallen asleep with her large-ish book completely over her head. After this she continued to sleep all night long!

I'll be happy when the bed rail arrives. I think it may come today. It can be folded down when not in use which means that a) it won't interfere with the look of the nice bedding, and b) we can still sit with her on the bed to read books without having to climb over it.

Also arriving and being installed today is the bookshelves! The guy should be here any minute! I'll post a picture when it is all in!

Things that go THUMP in the night....

Paige fell out of her bed last night. She wanted to sleep in the big girl bed and apparently went to sleep no problem (I was out babysitting Amy). Around 2:00 we heard a large thump and we went running. I opened the door and Paige was walking across the room crying. It's no surprise, as she moves around a ton in her crib and her preferred spot was always the top left hand corner with her head pushed up against the bars. I think she was searching for this corner in her sleep. Mike had put the crib mattress on the floor so she wasn't hurt, just startled, and went back to sleep right away.


She woke up around 5:30 this morning and I lay down on her bed for 1 minute then left and she fell asleep without screaming or winding herself up. Probably the novelty factor helped her to clam down, but we're hoping for better sleeps now. And is it too much to ask for naps?

Waking up from this beautiful sleep.....

Little did we know...

Little did we know that showing her the big girl bed and the room almost finished would cause her to want to actually SLEEP in the bed. She is napping right now. As I type this she is physically in the big girl bed with her eyes closed and sleeping. After a late night last night and an early wake up this morning we went to our Monday morning class. All was well there until I had to go to the bathroom after the class and Paige went ballistic (I'm pregnant--these things can't wait). I had to carry her out screaming in front of the seniors swim class and force her into the car where she screamed the entire way home. When we got home she was screaming in argument at anything I suggested. She finally asked to go upstairs and pointed to her new room. She lay down in her bed after I changed her into her "super cozie's" and calmed down for a bit. I asked her if she would like some lunch before a nap and she did.

After the lunch we got ready and went to read some books in her new bed (she told me she wanted to nap in the big girl bed). After reading the books she wanted to read some books in bed on her own. I hesitated since they have been causing problems at night, but it was nap time and I was desperate for her to remain calm. After she was done with these she tried to get out of the bed to "play with toys", and i said no she would have to go in her crib then if she was going to be getting out of bed. After a brief 30 seconds in the crib she asked to go to the big girl bed with her book "one grey mouse". 10 minutes later I checked on her to find her passed out with the book propped up in her hands. I carefully took the book away and she's been snoring in there for the past 45 minutes or so.

It's a miracle! First nap in 2 weeks. She was really really tired, and maybe the new bed had something to do with it. I wasn't planning on busting out the big girl yet especially since there is no bottom sheet (she is sleeping on a blanket), the sheets and blankets haven't actually been washed, and there is no bed rail (I put some safety pillows on the ground for now--I'll get mike to put the crib mattress down there later...and I ordered a bed rail online, and am hoping for a speedy delivery).

We'll see what happens at bed time and how the night goes. I'm not adverse to putting her in her crib for a bit if she isn't fully comfortable with the bed. We have some time.

Progress update!

I love the way it all turned out! Mike did such a good job. The bed isn't fully ready with sheets, but I put the quilt, pillow and blanket on to get an idea of what it looks like. Now we are ready to match some drapes and a little rug to the colour scheme! Paige saw it for the first time last night and loved snuggling up in the new bed.

BTW, don't you love Paige's "view". These are the things that make us want to move one day in the future....bigger yard, maybe looking out the windows at trees or nature, and not brick walls...

So funny...

Tonight I warmed up some Dora pasta for Paige while she was waiting at the table in her booster seat. I told her, "it's too hot, so I'll just leave it on the counter until it cools off a bit". Paige replies, "I can't blow on it from back here!"

Something about that reminds me of those "kids say the silliest things" stories I have read in Readers Digest while at the doctor.