A First

Elizabeth has been in her toddler bed for some time now.  It hasn't been much different than when she was in her crib.  She doesn't get out of it until we come to get her in the morning and although rare, she calls for us to come get her if she needs to use the bathroom.  We still close the gate at the top of the stairs just to make sure.  Apparently we forgot to do that last night because at 3:30 in the morning Elizabeth showed up at the foot of our bed.  It scared us half to death.  She started crying saying that she had to pee.  I was afraid she had had an accident.  But she hadn't.  So I took her potty, then let her lay in bed with us.  Moral of the story: Elizabeth now knows she has the freedom to get out of bed... WE ARE IN TROUBLE.  We will be closing the gate, and teaching her to go to the potty by herself in the middle of the night!