Queen of the King

The other night Katie asked me why we all can't sleep in Mommy and Daddy's big (King size) bed. I told her there wouldn't be enough room for all of us to be comfy all of the time. She said "yes there is, Daddy can sleep on his side, you sleep here (on my side), and I'll sleep in the middle." Hmmm, I don't know about that because Katie is quite the bed hog!

Katie discussing the logistics with me

Since Daddy wasn't home I let Katie sleep in my bed as a special treat. After she fell asleep I went into the computer room for a bit. When I came back this is what I found...

How could someone so small take up SO much room in a king size bed??? Bed hog! :-)

Jessie's Girl

Move over Rick Springfield, Jessie's got a new girl! Katie is obsessed (to put it mildly) with Toy Story 2 and Jessie the Yodelin' Cowgirl. For almost 2 months now, we've been watching the movie about 2 times a day. I can practically recite it in my sleep but Katie never tires of it. So Joseph decided to send Katie a present from the boat and it arrived today.

What is it?


Thank You Daddy (again) and Singing the Jessie Song


"Look Mom, it's just the 3 of us!"
(By the way, just noticed Katie went to bed with a dirty face.
I wiped it after dinner, I swear! LOL)
"When Somebody Loved Me"
Katie's favorite song from the movie
(I just watched this video after it uploaded and it doesn't even look like
Sarah McLaughlin is singing the same song in the video! Oh well!)

It's Tough Being A Baby!

Eating Cheerios and bananas and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse really takes a lot out of ya!

The Bed Time Routine

Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse before bed on Friday night

Maddie and Katie humoring me with a smile
Mickey Mouse Junkies

How Exciting!

On Saturday, me and Chrissy went dress shopping for her wedding. We brought our "kids" - Katie and John - and let me tell you, John was THRILLED! See...

Katie's REAL Big Girl Bed

Last Monday night, Joseph and I took Katie to Sleepy's and helped her pick out a new big girl bed so hopefully she would stop sleeping on the floor every night. On Wednesday, Joseph took down the crib and stored it downstairs. Then that night, Poppy and Rudy went with us to pick up the new bed and get it set up in Katie's room. She got new Princesses sheets and a new comforter too. Katie helped me make the bed and then hopped right in and slept all night through. She's been sleeping in it every night since, no problems! :-)

New Princesses Sheets... She was so excited about these!
Making the bed
Settling In
Sweet Dreams, Baby!

We might be on to something here...

The past three nights Katie has gone willingly into her room at bedtime, laid right down, fell asleep, and slept 12 hours. (After way too many nights of screaming and winding up in our room in the middle of the night!) On Friday, I even had to wake her to go to school, which she was not too thrilled about. The catch... she only wants to sleep on the floor! Every night I try to convince her to sleep in the bed and she isn't interested. So we set up her blanket on the floor and she goes right to sleep! I'm not too worried, Maddie did the same thing for a long time but she sleeps in her bed just fine now. I'm sure eventually Katie will realize the bed is actually more comfy!

Update on Katie's Big Girl Bed

So... the big girl bed is a no-go so far! Katie says "I not staying there!". I decided this needs a force stronger than Mommy... We need Daddy!!! So once Daddy gets home, there is going to be a serious crack-down on the bed situation! In the mean time, (I know... chastise me...) Katie is occupying Daddy's spot.

(By the way, even though this is dated on the 27th, I'm posting on 8/31.)

Big Girl Bed

On her birthday, Katie climbed out of her pack-n-play for the first time at Mom-Mom's house. Then on Sunday and Monday, she climbed out of her crib and she was insistent that she wasn't sleeping in her cribbie any more. So tonight, we took the front off of her crib and gave her a big girl bed, :-(. She was so excited and kept jumping on to the bed and then rolling off.

I wasn't sure how she'd do when I put her to bed tonight but so far, so good. She fell asleep watching Barney in my room and I carried her into her bed. She laid right down with no problem so hopefully she stays asleep all night. I told her she can't get out of the bed until the sun is out again in the morning so we'll see how that goes! Can't wait for the bed rail to get here tomorrow. I'll feel much better about her sleeping in the bed once that's up. Right now I just laid pillows beside the bed in case she falls off. It's only about a 9-12 inch drop so not too bad but still enough to jolt you out of your sleep!

I was really hoping she'd stay in the crib longer (for my own convenience and sanity, lol) but I'm sure we'll all adjust to any new sleeping schedule...

Daddy taking out the screws for the front

Katie helping out

Trying the new big girl bed for the first timeRolling off and cracking herself up!

Getting used to the idea of a big girl bedSound asleep...

Brush 'em, Brush 'em, Brush 'em

Katie getting ready for bed (and yes, those are Xmas pjs in August, LOL)...

Looking outside to see if was dark yet (so she wouldn't have to go to bed if it wasn't!)