As I type this, I have an eye on Abigail sleeping...using the video monitor. That's right! She's finally transitioned into sleeping in her own room at night!
For the past couple months, Michael and I had been talking about when the best time would be to transition her into sleeping in her own room at night. Of course, I had a little trouble letting go of her sleeping in the co-sleeper in our room. Obviously I love having her close, but also, it's just so convenient to have her close just in case she woke up in the middle of the night and was fussing, or if she was coughing or anything. But sadly, the time finally came where she seemed ready to move into her own bed because:
1) She rarely wakes up, and if she does, all she is looking for is her pacifier, and not a feeding.
2) She should make the transition soon because if we wait until she's a little older, it'll be harder to move her.
3) She really was starting to get too big for the co-sleeper. Our girl is really tall, and her legs are long, so she really fills out the co-sleeper. If she get any bigger, it'll be much to small for her. (especially since she rolls around much more now).
Anyways, she started sleeping in her crib on October 21st. We went through our bedtime routine with her, and instead of putting her in the co-sleeper, we just put her in her crib. I'm so glad that she's familiar with, and comforted by her Sleep Sheep and her puppy...because they really helped make the transition soooo easy. We put them in her crib with her, turned them on, and she drifted off to sleep as usual. It's been a week now, and putting her to bed has been a piece of cake. What a good little baby! :)
ps- THANK YOU to the inventors of video monitors! While the transition for Abbie was pretty easy, it was a little rougher on me, so I'm really grateful that we have a video monitor because I can watch her and feel more at ease, knowing and actually seeing that she's safe and sleeping peacefully.
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