Mini-Murphy’s Sister
Posted By Kim on March 8, 2010
Just when the dryer problem was solved, here comes another one: Elise’s crib broke. One of the slats broke apart, so now the crib is considerably unsafe and unusable. We have no problems having her sleep with us (except for the spinning/moving she does), but with the upcoming birth of Little One; we know we need to get a new crib or some place for her to sleep in (one part for Grandma’s ease and one part because LO will be sleeping with us!).
We are thinking about maybe using this time to transition her into a non-crib bed, which may or may not work. What to transition her is what we’re stuck on, given our lack of space situation we don’t have very many options. The safest for her would be a mattress on the floor in a baby-proofed room. A toddler bed may work, but the whole “escape factor” is what we’re worried about.
Time to put on our thinking caps! :S Let’s just hope the crib was the LAST THING TO BREAK before Little One comes.
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I know just what you mean about the ‘escape factor’; it’s my biggest worry as our bedrooms are upstairs and, because of the stair rails we cant get a stair gate in front of the stairs…so they are a bit of a danger in case Joseph decides to go a-wondering on his own at night…
best wishes,
hope it all goes well!
how is your new house construction coming?
xxxxx
I found that I woke when Matthias would get up from his mattress on the floor, plus he was always just getting up to find me! It’s pretty cute to wake up to a little hand patting you in the dark.
@ Antonia – eep! That’s scary, I would be worried sick at nights. :X Hopefully Joseph will STAY PUT at night, and not go happy house wandering.
Our house is coming along – we need to get the heating system and water heater type stuff put in, and then it should be pretty quick to finish (wiring, insulating, drywalling, painting, that sort of thing). I think we’re hoping to be in there by Elise’s 2nd birthday but DEFINITELY by Christmas this year.
@ Laura – we had an awesome night last night! Elise totally loved the mattress on the floor, although she did roll out of it a couple of times. She just whimpered until one of us got up and helped her back into bed. Hurray! We slept with our bedroom door shut and finished babyproofing the room, so if she does decide to wander she’s safe and self-contained.