goodbye sleeper

So I may sound like a bad mom but Ev finally slept in her own crib last night! Now don't get me wrong. I DON'T let her sleep in bed with me. I did when she was little, little because sometimes that was the only way to get her to sleep. but she's been sleeping in a little sleeper thing next to my bed. It's suppose to fit babies up to 25 lbs. Its sits them up too, which was nice for the first while because Ev has acid reflux and spits up ALL THE TIME. Shes slept in her crib before but not good and she hated sleeping in a room by herself! I wanted to crib train her MONTHS ago but yeah, I'll admit it.. I was too lazy and too tired fight with her to sleep. So she continued to sleep in her sleeper. She's done well in it, until recently. She's been waking up a lot at night and I notice its when I make movements, like rolling. I roll a lot in my sleep. So I was disturbing her rest. Then SHE started rolling in the sleeper. You can't exactly do that safely in there! She found out how to pull on the sides and she can pull her self on her belly. And since this thing sits upright a bit, you can't lay flat on your belly. So she would end up screaming. Oh boy. Ev seems to be a lot like me, she likes to lay on her side to sleep, so at least she could do that a little bit in her sleeper but some mornings I'd see her trying to roll over and almost tip over the side. NOT cool. So as fearful as I was about putting her in her crib at night (last time didn't go well) It was time..
So I put her in her crib. Like I thought she didn't like it. She's not used to being put into a open space at night. She cried for a little bit.. then out like a light! And rolled onto her side and all stretched out. Perfect. She did wake up at 2 am for food but once she was done, right back to sleep IN her crib! yes!

It is a little bittersweet. I'll miss her sleeping next to me in her little bed. I'll miss her sigh in her sleep. Her little toots in her sleep. buuut, its better for both of us to be in our own rooms. We won't wake each other up! and now Ev has plenty of space to stretch out and roll! I'm excited because I get my room back! lol but I'm sad because I miss my sleeping companion. Its weird to think that I haven't slept alone for the past year. but all in all, I'm proud of my baby for sleeping in her crib like a big girl! Not much of a fight but of course that may change. But I think it was just finally time for her to be in her crib.

and not to mention she was happy when she woke up! She probably slept TONS better.


Here's some pictures to commemorate the trusty sleeper!

I can't believe how tiny she is in there! Her feet poke out the ends now. I miss my little newborn!

all snuggled up

sleepy baby :)