Big Girl Bed

On Friday night, Lucy helped Jer take her crib down and she said 'Bye-Bye crib' as he brought it upstairs for storage. She also excitedly helped put her new bed together. As soon as the mattress was on, she jumped right up. We had to get her off again to make the bed, then she wanted to lay on it and jump on it. She was very happy to finally get the big girl bed that we had been talking about.
When it came to bed time, she was happy to climb in and read books, sing songs and say prayers. When Mommy and Daddy were getting ready to say good night and leave the room, well, that's when the tears came. 'Mommy and Daddy sleep with me!' was the request. Against the strong tugs at our heart-strings, we held our ground and left the room.
She only cried for a little while, then fell asleep in her new bed. However, there were a few bumps in the night. The first one woke me at about 4am. We ran into Lucy's room to find her still asleep on the rug on her floor. The next time she fell out, she didn't stay asleep and we let her finish the last few hours of sleep safely between Mommy and Daddy in our bed.
She now has a mesh side rail attached to the side of the bed and last night she slept soundly until after 7 o'clock this morning. Hooray! We will hope for more good nights in our future.
It is amazing that everyone goes through this, but it still is such a big accomplishment in your household when it is your child. We are so proud of Lucy and of course, a little sad to see one stage pass as we are happy for the next stage at the same time.