The Big "Boy" Sleep

We are T Minus Two days to a big milestone: moving Jordan from his crib into a big kid bed. I'm feeling ridiculously apprehensive about this. I'm freaked that he won't sleep, that he'll wake up in the middle of the night and get out of bed, that he'll fall out of bed, that he'll be traumatized, that I'll be traumatized . . . my worry list goes on and on. The vision I keep having is hearing noises in the kitchen in the middle of the night and finding my 2 year old sitting on the kitchen floor with everything pulled out of the fridge. I was recently talking with my grandmother about our big weekend event and she brought up the point "If he isn't climbing out of the crib, then why change him over now?" I can somewhat see her point, but I keep thinking he's almost 3, and the bed's just sitting in our cellar anyway. What's the worst that can happen really?"I don't know, exactly. The WORLD WILL STOP SPINNING? Like everything about parenting, I just want to do this the right way and I am feeling just very dramatic about the possibilities. Mostly I just want this to go smoothly so it's not stressful for Jordan, and it's not too stressful for us either. So, smart people who have been through this before, do you have any tips for an easy crib-to-bed transition? And do you think we should be doing this now or should we wait?

The Best Day Ever!

I turned 35 on Sunday. I thought I would fear this age, but I am just loving it. Sunday was, in the immortal words of Spongebob Squarepants, "The Best... Day... Ever!" Sing it with me, Moms!!!

We went to Happy Wheels rollerskating. The best part about this for me is that I did the same thing for my 10th birthday! And, I was such a Skating Queen in high school that I have my own roller skates. And by the Goddesses, my feet haven't changed size: I was able to wear my very own skates. How cool is that? Little Man had never been skating.... it was a brand new sensation for sure, but he didn't want to miss out on a moment. What a daredevil. And, as you can see, a big fan of silly photos, just like his mom. Today he's a little achy. I'm feeling some muscles I forgot I had. This has GOT to be good for my thighs.

Dave and I have been married 11.5 years, and we had never been rollerskating.... I had no idea what a good skater he was! It was fun to watch him zooming around, although we missed the "Couples Skate" cause we were all at the snack bar. Eye of the Tiger! Billie Jean! Hit Me With Your Best Shot! Sing it with me! I was in 80's hog heaven. And you know what, it felt really great to see myself in my friend Michele's photos this morning and think, "Hey! Momma's still got it goin' on! Bom chicka wow wow!"

My mom turned 60 a couple of weeks ago and when I was moaning to her about 35, she said "Honey, 60 is great. I'd never want to be 35 again. Just you wait...." That's encouraging, especially considering she's a cancer survivor! Ok, I'm on board: 35 is awesome. Yeah, the news stunk this morning. Oil is over $100 a barrel. I am shocked at the price of food every time I go to the store. We have squirrels in our attic (much more on that another day.....) but I have a great family. LM is a blast. He has no fear.... sometimes it makes me deadly afraid, but yesterday it meant that he was ready to try this new thing. It meant that he fell down a lot, but he got right back up and kept trying. If there's anything I can give to him, something to keep in his pocket his whole life, it's falling down and getting back up again with a smile.

Ok, who's up for rollerskating sometime soon??? Moms Rock! And we even roll sometimes too :-)