Saturday, January 1, 2011

Loryn's new room and bed



For Hanukkah Eric and I decided we would get Loryn a new "big girl" bed. With Ethan due to arrive in 100 days, we figured we should start to get Loryn used to sharing her room. Eric's mom for the holiday's bought Loryn her new bedding, and Eric and I painted her room, and bought her a new mattress. When we move, we will buy a whole new bedroom set. We were very worried that she would completely freak out when she saw the new set up, since she doesn't always react well to change. But she surprised us. Maybe it was because we have been talking about her new bed and that we would be making changes. When we brought her into her new room, she got so excited and kept screaming "wow, my new bed". We decided to keep her sleeping where her toddler bed had been, since that seems to be where she is most comfortable, and we rearranged all the other furniture in the room. I haven't taken pictures of Loryn's room since before she was born. The first 2 pictures are of her room when we first set it up. I periodically move her room around, so this is not how her room was originally set up before. Also, we bought her a new crib/toddler bed since the first 2 pictures were taken, but at least you can see how the room used to look.
The original room was pink and green.

Loryn's original crib. This crib was recalled, and we bought her a new transitional bed that we had just turned into a toddler/day bed back in March 2010. The bed moved from this corner, over to the corner by her closet over a year ago.
The first night we showed Loryn her new Hello Kitty bed. Since the walls were recently painted, we hadn't put anything up on the walls just yet. She loved exploring all her new Hello Kitty items, as well and jumping up and down on her bed.
I spent a few hours trying to put up her pictures and fixing up the other side of the room for Ethan. I was a bit worried about the green, but it matches the winnie the pooh bedding set perfectly.
This it he crib all set up and ready for Ethan to arrive. Inside the crib, the mirror is all set up.

Here is the other side of the room, where the dresser/changing table is set up. Still have to figure out how they kids are going to share a tiny dresser, but we will figure it out sooner or later. So far, Loryn is very fascinated in what is going on with the crib. Under Loryn's bed is more storage and that is where we have put all of Ethan's toys so far. Sadly, the room is not big enough for the glider with Loryn's new bed added into the room. So we have moved the glider out into the sunroom just outside the door to Loryn's room. There we have a table set up next to the glider as well as an extra bouncy seat. Our next step is to slowly move around Loryn's play area in the living room to make room for some items that will be for Ethan.

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