Per tradition, we took Big Girl Sienna to Target to pick out her Big Girl sheets all by herself. We talked it up and made sure to tell everyone that we encountered that we were there getting Big Girl Sheets. We made it to the bedsheet aisle where the differences in daughter #1 and daughter #2 showed themselves clearly. When Kiran needs to make a decision, she hems and haws and thinks and decides and then undecides and finally decides again. Sienna rode through the aisle and pointed to the pink sheets with small flowers on them. Done. We walked around Target a bit longer because we had free babysitting and that was a little too quick.
We came home and put those pink sheets on her trundle bed (I did strip the bed and wash the sheets the next day but she was just SO excited about sleeping in her Big Girl Bed) and put those two big girls to bed.
And just like that Sienna grew up. She seems older now that she can get out of bed by herself (don’t tell her that though- she hasn’t figured it out yet!) and is more like her older sister than her baby brothers. This whole week I’ve found myself looking at her quizzically- who is this preschooler and what did she do with my baby girl??? She seems so capable and willing and mature.
Once again, transition was easier than I imagined. I did find her like this one night before heading to bed:
I think she must have prayed extra hard that night.
7 comments:
Aww! I love this post. I loved seeing the picture of them sharing a room -- sisters bed by bed! My sisters and I didn't share a room, but we had countless "sleepovers" in each others' rooms -- oh, the memories! Sisters close in age are THE BEST! :)
Aw they are so sweet. That's a great idea, letting her choose her own sheets!
I love sisterly posts too. This makes me smile. And makes me realize I need to start thinking of Sienna as a big girl. :)
Yay for a big girl bed! I love the sheet shopping idea too - so simple yet SO genius. I'm glad the transition went well.
LOVE it. too precious! watching them grow and change is such a bitter-sweet thing. hug her for me - all of them actually. miss you all.
So fun! We took Isaac to pick out a big boy bed at Ikea a couple weeks ago. He had SO much fun. Sheet choices were non-existent (white or red and red doesn't go in the room!) but he HAD to sleep in his big boy bed that night. It was a good thing we ended up buying one that was already assembled, otherwise it would have been a late night!! Can't believe he's so big already. And he's ready to give his old crib to the new baby!
What a great tradition! I think I'll steal that from you.
And I love that Kiran and Sienna are sharing a room and love being sisters. What a gift!
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