Lily's Big Girl Bed

Well, the time has officially come. We would love to see our little monkey confined in her crib for a little longer, but with baby P2 arriving soon we had to start the transition. On Saturday March 24th we decided to take the big step and start moving Lily into her new room and into a "big girl bed."

Our office was on the third floor next to Lily's nursery so we decided to move it down to the first floor into the guest room and put Lily in the office closer to our room. Getting the office cleaned out and moved was a big task, but it's finally done. We only have a few more months in this house before we pack out (either July or August) so we decided to just set Lily up with the basics in her new room. That was REALLY hard for me to do as I am in a complete nesting stage and wanted to go crazy with paint, decorations and new furniture. However, my very practical husband reminded me there would be time for all of that in Virginia. Doing it now would truly be a waste of our time and money. So....we were very fortunate to have some sweet friends give us a twin bed (complete with bedding) for Lily. Here are some pictures of Jeff and Lily setting it up. We also brought up the guestroom dresser and bought a small bookshelf and shelf from IKEA. It is very functional at this point and of course, I have added a few little girl touches.

As of today, we are still finishing up the room. All her clothes are in the drawers and closet and all her toys and other items have been moved from the nursery. We are trying to do everything in her new room (getting dressed, reading, diaper changes) to help her transition. She lays on her "new bed" and reads books, but she is not sleeping in there yet. Jeff still need to install a shade for the very large window so we can darken it up a little in there. She is use to sleeping in pitch black because of the wonderful German roladins (shades).

We also have been busy getting ready for baby. We have organized , washed and put away all the 0-3 month clothes and are freshening up the nursery. It's looking a little bare these days with out all of Lily's items in there. It's been kind of a sad transition for me, as I know Lily is no longer a baby. However, I'm excited that she is independent and will be able to help Mama with the new baby. She is also such a ball of fun now that she is chatting up a storm. I guess it's good I'll have a new little snuggle bug to fill my need for baby time.

With only eight weeks left, Jeff and I are feeling a little more organized. We still need to prepare the crib once Lily is transitioned to her new bed and get out the swing and other baby items. We just want to wait a little longer as we're sure Lily will find a way to make all the baby items her personal jungle gym. I will post more pictures of Lily's room once we complete the last few items on the to-do -list. Just keep your fingers crossed that Lily can figure out this whole big girl bed without too much trouble.