big girls room!

Av and I were at a bday party on Saturday and John and Camille were supposed to be at home moving her bed into Av’s room or the big girls room now as we are calling it. In the middle of the party I get a text from John that says Camille said, “NO!!!” to her bed being moved. So they went to the park instead. UGH I am glad they had fun but it had to be done. So that night when I got home we talked it up all night. It will be the room for the big girls and you get to sleep in the same room as Avery!!!! Doesn’t that sound fun?? She came around and they both were very excited. So Sunday we did it. We put Camille’s crib in Av’s room. We have been putting this off for 2 years (the plan was always for them to share a room that’s why we never did a room for Camille and left her crib in a room with all the guest furniture) and now it’s finally done. Sunday night was their first night together. They did great!!!!!!! They had little flashlights and played with those and talked for a bit and then C did her usual “I’m going to fight sleep routine.” John went up there to tell her to be quiet and Av was fast asleep so that was good. For the first time in months Av woke up in the middle of the night with growing pains and she did wake C up but after a little leg rubbing and meds they both went right back to sleep. C slept till 7:45 so that means Av got to too! Last night Av was so tired so we tried to put her to bed first and then a little bit later C. Which usually when we put C to bed later she does go straight to sleep so it should have worked but last night C was not going to do it. She woke Av up and they played for a while. It was pretty cute to listen to. We were torn between intervening or letting them go. Av needs her sleep esp and since she does not nap and C does they are just on different sleep schedules. Finally we did tell them to go to sleep. Av did but C continued to talk and play for close to an hour but she didn’t cry and there were no peeps from Av so we were pretty sure she was sleeping. C woke them up about 7:25 today. My only concern is Av getting enough sleep at night. Sleep is so important for her at her age and with all the learning she is doing at school. We will just keep working on it until we get it right. Once all the changes die down we should be able to fall into a great routine too and that will help.