We’ve been talking lately about how it’s time to move Hailey (22 months old) out of her crib and into a big girl bed. Although she has never climbed out of her crib she is certainly tall enough to do it so I want to prevent that from happening. Plus she is tall enough to get in and out of a regular bed on her own.

The problem we are having is in trying to decide if we want her to have a toddler bed or if we should go right to a regular twin bed. The picture over on the right is what her crib looks like (that’s not actually hers because she is asleep in her bed right now so I can’t take a picture of it. This is just one I found on the Internet.) This crib can convert into a toddler bed- where the front railing would be removed and something like this would be put on the front so she wouldn’t fall out:

This piece did not actually come with her bed and from what I have read it will cost in the range of $60-$90 and take about 10-12 weeks to arrive.

Or, her bed can also convert into a twin bed.  The back of her crib would become the headboard and the front panel would become the foot board.  Supposedly we would have to buy a conversion kit for that as well (costing around $100).  I don’t know why Rich couldn’t just bolt a regular old frame to it, but he’s going to have to look at it to see.

Anyhoo- all of that to ask for your opinions- when did you move your kids out of a crib?  And did you go right to a twin bed or did you use a toddler bed?

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On Saturday we decided to go on a little picnic to a nearby park. Rather than make an actual picnic dinner we decided to just pick up some Wendy’s and head to the park. When we got to the park and took out our food we realized that our burgers had been made completely wrong. We asked for everything on the burgers- lettuce, tomato, pickles, etc. Instead they put nothing on the burgers. Just meat and cheese on a bun. Now whose fault do you think it was that the burgers were wrong? I think it was Wendy’s fault. But Rich- he thought it was my fault for not taking our food out of the bag, opening each burger up and checking to make sure they were right before we left Wendy’s. Ummm- no, I will not do that, ever. But Rich is more than welcome to do that if he wants to.

Anyhoo, after that minor incident we had a wonderful time. Hailey fed most of her food to the birds- which caused a large gathering of birds around our picnic table. Then we walked around and Hailey ran around. Hailey spotted the carousel so we took a ride on it.

I know you can’t really tell by the look on her face, but she loved it.

After the ride was over Hailey wanted to go again.  When she found out we were only taking one ride it was not pleasant.  There was screaming and crying and yelling “MORE RIDE!”  We distracted her for a little while by watching some boats.  But when it was time to go home and she realized we were not going on the carousel again there was more screaming and crying.  And it continued for most of the way home.  And it continued for a while after we were home too with her yelling, “I WANT RIDE!  I WANT RIDE!”

Anyhoo we actually did have a really nice time.  But aren’t these toddler years fun?

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The test results from Hailey’s blood work are back and everything was fine.  There are no infections and her white blood cell count is normal.  Thank you everyone for your comments, emails and mostly your prayers.

The knot that’s been in my stomach since I first found the swollen lymph nodes back it March?  It’s gone.

I worry about everything.  If there is nothing for me to worry about my brain will work overtime to come up with a whole bunch of what ifs that I should be worrying about.  But today I am very worried.

Back in March I noticed a swollen lymph node on the back of Hailey’s neck.  I thought she might be coming down with something so I waited a week before calling the doctor.  When she never got sick we went in for the doctor to check her out.  The doctor (not Hailey’s regular pediatrician) found two tiny lymph nodes swollen behind Hailey’s left ear.  They are very tiny- smaller than a pea.  She checked her all over and couldn’t find any other swollen lymph nodes.  She said that she thought the reason for the swollen lymph nodes was that Hailey still has cradle cap and sometimes that tricks the body into thinking there is an infection to fight.  The doctor said there were no concerning symptoms and that Hailey was perfectly healthy and there was nothing to worry about.  She also mentioned that sometimes it takes months for swelling in the lymph nodes to go away.

So I stopped worrying, kind of.  I still checked every time I gave Hailey her bath to see if they were gone or if she had any new swollen lymph nodes.

In June Hailey went to the doctor because she was sick.  She saw her regular pediatrician this time and I mentioned the lymph nodes were still swollen.  Hailey’s pediatrician checked her all over and found no concerning symptoms and told me that sometimes it takes a really long time for the swelling to go away.

In July at Hailey’s well visit I mentioned again that the lymph nodes were still swollen.  Again the pediatrician said that Hailey is perfectly healthy, has no symptoms of serious illness and is fine.  But Hailey’s doctor knows that I am a worrier.  So, she gave me paperwork to get blood work done to prove to me that everything is fine.  At the time Hailey was getting over a cold so her doctor told me to wait until the beginning of August before getting the blood drawn so that her cold wouldn’t throw the numbers off.

The time is here to go get the blood drawn.  We are going this morning and the results should be in by Tuesday.  I know that Hailey is probably fine- she doesn’t act sick in any way.  But I will still be worried until I get the phone call that says she is completely fine.

So I’m off to pace around the house while wringing my hands with worry.

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I couldn’t come up with anything to post for Wordless Wednesday this week so I decided to use an older picture. This picture was taken last year on Hailey’s first birthday. We had her party the day before and spent her actual birthday relaxing. Anyhoo, I’ve always loved this picture, so I thought I’d post it this week.

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