Karis in the crib

Our swaddled sleeper

We decided to begin making the transition to the crib (from the yellow rock n play sleeper) this weekend for Karis. We thought this would be an easier transition than if we waited for her to outgrow the rock n play because she's still being swaddled for bedtime, which definitely cues her in that sleep is coming.

Last night, Karis did much better than I thought she would. It was basically the same as if I'd laid her down in the rock n play - about 20 minutes of squirming and cooing and then closed eyes and stillness. Not even any tears were shed! And somehow even though she was swaddled, Sweet Girl still managed to wiggle down to the bottom edge of the crib (She started out with her head up near the top left side of the crib in the above picture.)!

For those of you wondering how she already looks SO big in that crib, I'll just note that it's actually what I would call a mini crib, roughly 2' x 3'. When I decided to invest in a second crib, I was very thankful to find a smaller one, since its main function will be sitting in our master bedroom for our little babies until they're old enough to move into the "big kids' room" (where Enoch is now).

Breaking out of the swaddle...
This is how she wakes up every morning

Although we had considered moving Enoch into a toddler bed before Karis was born, we opted to keep him in his crib for a few different reasons:

1. He isn't trying to climb out of his crib yet (unlike some of our other friends' toddlers)
2. He sleeps better and longer in there because he can't just get out and play whenever he wishes.
3. It may also make the transition easier when we move Karis into his room.

And so we bought a second crib... a smaller one that doesn't take up a huge chunk of our bedroom, has wheels, and can easily be moved between rooms (since it fits so easily through doorways).  

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