Wanted to say thanks ladies for all your advice on the big girl bed transition - you helped me see we were expecting too much from her at 2 1/2! We are slowly transitioning her to sleep in it alone (one of us slept w/her for a few nights to get her settled down, now are sleeping next to her bed but not with her) she's doing great, and its going much, much better overall. Our next step will be to try the Pesky strategy and keep slowly withdrawing from the room

She was so excited about it I think I didn't realize that despite the excitement, it was a big scary change for her too. Darn kids, don't come with a manual!!
Re: big girl bed update
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO