We went to Parlee Beach in Shediac, New Brunswick for the first week in July, having rented a two-bedroom cottage. Our bedroom had a double bed, and Claire’s had two twin beds. We removed the box spring on the bed she was using, leaving the mattress on the bed frame which was bolted to the floor so that it wouldn’t be quite so high for her.
Of course, this meant that when we came home, her bed – which was her crib with the front panel removed to make it into a toddler bed – seemed very small, not only to her, but to us as well. When I put a regular pillow in for her, that made it seem even smaller. Claire started complaining about her bed when it was bedtime some nights, claiming that our bed was hers.
So yesterday we bit the bullet. I had been off work on Thursday and Friday due to a power failure in our building, so I was able to get groceries on Friday morning, leaving Saturday morning open for the three of us to go price mattresses and box springs. We found a set for $200 at a surplus store, then went over to Walmart to allow Claire to pick out her comforter. We showed her Tinkerbell, princesses and Minnie Mouse – she chose Minnie Mouse.
I think she really likes it.
She slept through the night and although we didn’t put the bedrail on, she didn’t fall out. And I have to say that on those nights when she does wake up and need some extra cuddling, it will be nicer to lie down beside her rather than having to sit up in the rocking chair!
