No More Crib

We’re having an exchange student stay with us for the month of July.  Her name is Maria and she’s from the Basque country in Spain.  We wanted to give Maria her own room, so we dismantled Bethany’s crib and put her mattress on the floor in Eva and Amanda’s room.  She loves the novelty of being able to crawl out of bed by herself, but cries when she discovers that her newfound freedom is short lived and she’s still expected to stay in bed and take a nap.   The black-out curtains have been helpful since it’s light out until almost 10pm right now, but she still waking in the early morning hours to crawl in bed with Mommy.