I decided to see how Anna would do taking a nap in Aubrey's bed and so I put her down...and she stayed there! In fact, she immediately went to sleep with no problems. Could this really be this easy?
Since she did so well for her nap, I thought she was ready to try sleeping in there at night. I explained to Aubrey that it was time for Anna to start sleeping with her and she was SO excited. It was all she could talk about all day. For the first time ever, Aubrey was asking if it were bedtime yet! We got Aubrey and Anna in the bed, said prayers, turned the lights out...and out comes Anna...and Aubrey. Oh, no. Let's try this again. We put them back in the bed, explained to Aubrey again that she couldn't talk to Anna and tried to explain to Anna that she needed to stay in the bed.
Well, next, Aubrey was calling us into the room, because Anna was playing and wouldn't leave her alone. After several more attempts to get both of them asleep, they finally crashed.
The next night, we decided to try and put Anna down first, let her get to sleep by herself and then put Aubrey to bed. This was the trick. Anna went down with no problems and Aubrey went to sleep without waking Anna up.
Overall, Anna's transition into the big girl bed has been relatively smooth. She will get up every now and then or cry out, but most of the time it doesn't wake Aubrey. I think having Anna in the bed has also helped Aubrey to sleep better. We no longer have to fight with Aubrey about staying in her bed at night and she no longer gets up in the middle of the night wanting to sleep with us.
Alexandra has done great with her crib. She loves sleeping in there and I'm looking forward to keeping her there until she's at least 4!
Aubrey is so excited that Anna is finally in the bed with her!
Daddy and Aubrey saying their prayers. I think it will be a while before Anna can recite the Lord's prayer!
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