Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Toddler Bed and Other News

We were getting ready for the contractors to start our floors and we ended up pulling out Audra's toddler bed. A friend of a friend gave it to us, and we are very grateful once again for hand-me-downs! Anyway, we set it up in Audra's room thinking that she could look at it for awhile to get used to it and then we would switch her over. No rush on my part- but, certainly a rush on Audra's part! She fell in LOVE with it the second she saw it! She immediately wanted to sleep on it. We tried her on it for her nap and it failed- not surprisingly she just wanted to play. At night, she wanted to sleep there again. We put her down, and she actually fell asleep very well. But, she woke up twice- which is normal. She'll wake up and then fall right back asleep- no big deal. This time, however, she was disoriented and started whimpering and crying. Ben went in both times (what a good husband!) and she was standing at the door totally out of it. The second time he put her back in her crib for the rest of the night. Tonight, she wanted to sleep in the toddler bed again so we let her. I dare anyone to turn down this cute face when she says she wants the toddler bed!
The contractors started the floors today, and I have to say: We made the right decision! (Of course, Ben only said yes for the real hardwood because quote, "if I don't let you win, you will complain about the laminate everyday for the next 15 years"- oh, he knows me so well!). The floors look absolutely stunning- and they only have the front and dining rooms started- they haven't even sanded or done the trim or anything! I am so incredibly excited for the floors- they are just beautiful!

We live in absolute chaos- the piano is in the kitchen- but, I am sure in the end it will be well worth it!

Then, Audra and I went swimming today and guess who was swimming with us: Mark Koebrich from channel 9 news! He was there with his grandson- now I can say we've swum with a celebrity! He is very tall, by the way- and has absolutely perfect teeth!

9 comments:

  1. The new floors look great. I am so glad you are still married ;)

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  2. Wow, that looks so good! Can't wait to see it when it is done!

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  3. See? The toddler bed thing isn't that big of a deal? Huh. Who knew? We found with Nathan it gave him this big boost of self-confidence. It's been over a month and he still gives us a big grin every time he climbs in.

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  4. We're going to see if we can hold out until we move to get a toddler bed for Joshua. Hopefully he'll be like Audra and love it. Does she nap anymore, or do you put her in the crib for naps?

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  5. We haven't been home for nap times because of the contractors (it's WAY too loud for her to nap here when they are working), so we will see this weekend. She slept really well in it last night, though.

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  6. I don't know if we are going to be able to wait until we move to get Joshua a toddler bed, though. When I went into his room on Monday morning to get him, he threw a leg over the side of the crib and started climbing out as soon as he saw me.

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  7. So are they putting the kind of finish on the floors where it's toxic and you have to move out for like a week? Or have things improved with hardwood technology?

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  9. I think it is perfect timing for the toddler bed; this way Audra won't resent your new bundle of joy for kicking her out of her crib (or at least maybe feeling like that is what is happening).

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