Napping in the Big Girl Bed

So last night in the big girl bed went really, really well. Mia stayed asleep and in bed all night long. I put a baby gate up just outside her door just in case she tried to wander the house during the night, but she didn't wake up until 7am. :-D

As I predicted, getting her down for a nap in the bed was a tiny bit trickier, but I have to say that I *heart* Jo Frost. I've been a Super Nanny addict for a while now, and I decided to try out her techniques for putting kids to bed. I did Mia's regular nap time routine, including singing her a couple of songs. The first time she hopped out of bed (which was immediately), I just placed her back and said, "It's bed time, Mia." The next time (also immediately) I placed her back and said only, "Good night." Then I spent the next 10 minutes putting her back into bed while saying nothing and avoiding eye contact. Each time, I walked out of the room and peaked through the door to watch. After 10-12 minutes she gave up on getting out of bed and rolled around for a little while in bed. And within 20 minutes of starting the whole process, she was asleep!! Now I'm crossing my fingers that we can keep this up!