If you plan to move your girl to an upstairs bedroom alone, it could be wise to get her out of the box first. Use extreme caution opening the box with a blade, your doll is very vulnerable to been damaged this way. Once opened you'll discover a blanket covering a naked, probably headless body. Other items maybe on top, such as clothes, wigs, cleaning items and your dolls head might be stored between her knees. All sound a little gruesome I know, but as a doll owner it all becomes natural enough, in time.
Remove everything you can so the doll can be lifted out. You may be surprised that she is freezing cold. That is your brain telling you that this full sized human shape should be warm like every other human you've ever known! Logically she is made of either elasticated plastic (TPE) or silicon with no organic material or electricity to warm her up, so of course she is going to be freezing cold. You will get used to it, in time.
Before going further have a sturdy chair or your bed close by to put her once out of the box. Bend both her legs upwards at a 45 degree angle to her body. Place a hand behind each knee in turn and bend her legs down with your other hand so it looks like she is in a sitting position. Lift her hands to her knees so they are out of the way when sitting her down later. Then swatting down to keep your back straight, lift her shoulders up and press down on calves so she rotates up, then hold her firmly behind her shoulders with one hand, and behind her knees with the other and slowly rise upwards so you're carrying her in a bridal position. Always keep your back straight. She may feel like she weighs an absolute TON! This is normal. The more you carry and move her about in the coming days, the easier it gets... in time.
32kgs or below is about the best weight, 40kgs and over is extremely heavy.
Carry her to the chair or bed and place her carefully down, making sure she is balanced while you have a needed rest. To anyone watching, this could have been a scene from a horror film where the villain is carrying a headless corpse Laughter You can keep a hand on her shoulder if she seems unsteady. Get your breath.
Another way to get her out of the box is to open the box, remove everything, then pull the box over on its side so she can be guided out. Make sure the ground is nice and soft. Get the box out of the way and then push her over onto her back.
Lying flat on her back, make sure her legs are locked straight and her feet at 45 degrees so she can stand on them. Lift her by standing over her waist looking in direction of her head, or neck. Squat down and grip under her armpits. Slowly lift her and take little baby steps backwards, pivoting on her ankles and hugging her close to you as you go back until she is standing on her feet.
To move her, one arm behind her waist and one arm under her buttocks, lift her so her feet lift off the ground. This is called the bearhug. Carefully scuttle to where you need to go, you can lean her against a wall and use your own feet to make sure her legs are apart enough to stand without her falling sidewards. It takes a little practice. If all goes wrong gentle place her down onto the ground again on her back, get her legs sorted and then try again.
Perhaps bridal lift is best to take her up a flight of stairs though and whatever you do, don't fall backwards!
The Story Teller