The Toddler Bed Wars

I remember putting together Ava's little "big girl bed" when she was about Eli's age. We wanted to give her a chance to "choose" to sleep there before the new baby evicted her from the crib. Well, she loved that little bed from day one... now the "evictor" loves it too. Long was the battle, and hard was the struggle last night as they both laid forth their claim to the beloved little bed. Eli can now vault out of the crib in under 3 seconds and he heads straight for Ava's bed. Here he would lay, dead weight, while Ava tried to drag him out. She would succeed and he would climb back in. A real working model in tenacity on both sides. Eventually exhaustion won over and both kids slept. Eli did get to sleep in the coveted little bed (with Ava). I think she got the last laugh, though, as she covered him with stickers after he fell asleep.