Raina keeps busy

Raina worked hard last week on her art journal, which she entered in the state fair.  The fair starts a week from tomorrow, so we'll see how she did!  Her age category is 10 and under, so there is a lot of competition, but she did get second place last year for a painting.  Her journal is mixed media- stamps, stickers, paint, markers, crayons, glitter glue, and whatever else we could find.  Here she is working hard with some stamps.  This was when her eye was swollen.

We went to a little carnival and Raina had "face" painting done on her hand for the first time.  She sat very still and was very pleased with her star.

Today I converted Raina's crib into a toddler bed.  She loved it, climbing in and out and putting her blankets and animals in there.  Until naptime, that is.  Then she wasn't too fond of it.  I would rock her for awhile and then lay her down but she would wake up in a minute and come to the baby gate crying.  Normally I practically throw her in and she falls asleep right away.

For bedtime, she was very tired so I put her in there and stayed in the chair until she fell asleep. That worked for awhile, but after about an hour she got up crying and I had to rock her again.  Just a minute ago I heard her again, so I told her to go back in her bed and she did.  It's 5 minutes later and I hear her talking at the top of the stairs.  We'll see if she goes back.  The crib's not that different.  I took off a side and put a bedrail there, leaving a little gap by her feet so she can get in and out.  I don't know what the problem is!

Update: it's 12:30am and we're still having issues.  She only sleeps for 30 minutes or so at a time, even in bed with me.  I don't really feel like getting out the tools and turning it back into a crib at this hour!  I think we are just going to ride out the night and hopefully she will be more used to it tomorrow.  Right now I am downstairs and she is sitting at the top of the stairs by the baby gate, quietly.  Maybe when I go back up she will be asleep on the floor!