Sunday, June 22, 2014

Before and After!

Transition is difficult for me.  I felt myself physically tense up when Chris suggested that we try out a "big-boy bed" for Carter.  Now, my apprehension was, in large part, due to the fact that he still doesn't sleep all that great in his crib.  Also, his propensity for fleeing the bedtime scene is significantly higher than his sister (therefore, Mommy likes him behind bars).  But there was a large element of my psyche that just couldn't process this because...he's my baby.

Emotion aside, his new bed arrived on our doorstep and I gave myself one more night to rock him and tuck him into his cozy crib.  The next day, my very handy husby disassembled his babyhood and put a toddler bed in its place.  Our fingers were crossed as we kissed him goodnight...and I'm happy to report that he was SO GREAT all night!  Success!  Now, let's hope it continues as the novelty slowly wears off...

Before....and after.
In the process of freshening up his room, I set out to complete a project that has been waiting in the wings for quite some time.  When my childhood home was vacated, I snagged a few items for our home.  I asked for two rocking chairs...one that sits in our living room now, and a child-sized rocker that had belonged to my Dad.  I always intended to refurbish it for Carter to use, and if I didn't do it soon, he would be too big for it.  SO...I used this beautiful Fargo day to do some painting in our driveway.

Everyone loves a good before and after, right?

(L-R) My Dad's brothers pictured with the aforementioned chair, and fabric swatch options.
Annnnnnd, the newest addition to Carter's room:

11 comments:

Stephanie Plumb said...

Too cute! You did an awesome job :) I wish our crib transition was as easy as your toddler bed transition :)

Marcia said...

Nice job on the room and the chair!!

Steve Runck said...

Awww, you took away his challenge of escaping from behind the bars! Now what's he supposed to shoot for?

GGma Peterson said...

Great job on the transition from crib to bed. Nice job

Terre Moss said...

It's really adorable Jamie, nice work!!!

Carrie Stavenger said...

Come to Denver and help decorate my new place!!

Trish said...

Cuuute!!! Nice work!!

Jeannette Steiber said...

I love it, Jamie!

Valerie said...

Great blog, as always. Like seeing the Jamified chair, perfect, and your big boy smiling on his big boy bed.

Heidi Nelson said...

Looks AWESOME!!!!

Jasmine Sain said...

It looks great. I'm glad he did a fantastic job in a big boy bed.