big girl bed

After several nights of getting up when Ada rolled out of her toddler bed and then sitting on the floor with his head propped up on the side of said bed, Elliot agreed that maybe it was time to get Ada a big girl bed. So we started the search and also the requirements gathering. After a short analysis we decided that a full/twin bunk bed set fit the need for a big girl bed, plus the need to have a bed to sleep in when we put up overnight guests in our room.

Ada loved the search. Let me repeat that, Ada LOVED the search. She classifies each store that we go to by the color of the store. The furniture store in this case is yellow. Even weeks after we ordered and paid for the bunk beds, Ada was begging to please, PLEASE, PUUUHHHHLEEEAASSEEEE go back to the yellow store.

Well the bunk beds came today and luckily the arrival date fell on a Monday - our one true family night. So after a long day at school, reading a few books, going for a run, we finally got down to opening the boxes and putting the bed together. Ada patiently (very patiently) sat in her big chair and waited, and waited, and waited as Elliot and I put the beds together. When we finally put the twin mattress up on the top bunk Ada immediately wanted "UP!". The look on her face as she lay on that top bunk was adorable. It was happiness and mischievousness, and satisfaction in finally getting HER bunk beds all rolled up in one. However, the mean parents had to step in and declare the top bunk as her play bed and the bottom bunk as the sleeping bed. We just don't trust Ada to not roll out of the top bed just yet. After HOURS of negotiation we finally convinced Ada that as the parents, we were not budging and she gave in, only to feign injury and have Mom apply an icepack while cuddling her and singing her special song.

I'm sure we still have many nights of battling over the top vs. bottom bunk but for tonight I'm declaring the bunk beds a success and Ada DEFINITELY a big girl.