The last Saturday in September was amazing -- we got so much done! All 3 of our children are now sleeping in a new (to them) bed. When I decided it was time to move Michelle out of the pack-n-play in our room to a crib in Kaelah's room, I called in for reinforcements. My parents & Sabrina were happy to oblige. On that day my old twin bed frame was spray painted white, the green paint in Kaelah's room was touched up & the white base boards completely repainted, and the mattress set & new bedding were put into place. Turns out the frame wasn't meant to have a box spring with it. Opps. Gives it more of a princess feel & the bed rail from the toddler bed works this way.
The picture of Jesus & the children I had in my room as a little girl finally got hung up. The shelf that was taken out of Danny's closet when we put his Elfa system in (the day before we brought him home from the hospital) was cut down & added as a second shelf to the girls' closet & the entire thing reorganized so we could kick Michelle's clothes & blankets out of & off of my dresser. All said & done, Kaelah couldn't have been more excited. Look at how proud she is to be trying it out that evening. (:
The free crib Shannon snagged us was a perfect match for the glider already in Danny's room. And he is thrilled the toy box has been moved in there too -- there just isn't room for it anymore in the girls' room. After Grandpa & Danny fixed a flaw, Danny also liked having some new scenery to wake up too. We are so fortunate both of our cribs were free of charge due to kind friends!
So here is what it looks like on Michelle's side of the room. (She's actually taking a nap in there if you look real close.) Her mattress is a hand-me-down from Kaelah & the entire reason for moving Kaelah into a twin bed... I didn't want to own 3 toddler mattresses. Now all 3 of my children have used this crib. Thank you, Kelly F.!
I tried to find letters more like Kaelah's at Hobby Lobby, but these were the best white ones there. They are huge & Michelle's name is really long! Only 2 syllables, but golly sakes. We also noticed for the first time a certain 4-letter 'h' word is in our daughter's name. And as Shannon pointed out that night at the Relief Society dinner, if you take that word out you have mice left over. It was decided if Michelle ever becomes a rock star, those 2 words would be the good makings of her band's name. Sorry, Michelle, for the length & the 4-letter word.
K, D, & M also all have new (to them) car seats. Michelle began complaining about her infant seat so we purchased a second Graco Nautilus, this time in pink. Kaelah loves her pink, flowery car seat. Danny isn't so sure about getting his big sister's Nautilus & giving up the Britax Marathon to Michelle. He tried & tried & tried to climb into it while Dan had the car seats in the family room to re-adjust them. When we ride in the car you can tell he isn't thrilled, but he's not a complainer. What a nice boy. Michelle isn't too fond of her new situation either. I guess she was hoping for something forward facing, but that won't be for a long, long time.
The picture of Jesus & the children I had in my room as a little girl finally got hung up. The shelf that was taken out of Danny's closet when we put his Elfa system in (the day before we brought him home from the hospital) was cut down & added as a second shelf to the girls' closet & the entire thing reorganized so we could kick Michelle's clothes & blankets out of & off of my dresser. All said & done, Kaelah couldn't have been more excited. Look at how proud she is to be trying it out that evening. (:
The free crib Shannon snagged us was a perfect match for the glider already in Danny's room. And he is thrilled the toy box has been moved in there too -- there just isn't room for it anymore in the girls' room. After Grandpa & Danny fixed a flaw, Danny also liked having some new scenery to wake up too. We are so fortunate both of our cribs were free of charge due to kind friends!
So here is what it looks like on Michelle's side of the room. (She's actually taking a nap in there if you look real close.) Her mattress is a hand-me-down from Kaelah & the entire reason for moving Kaelah into a twin bed... I didn't want to own 3 toddler mattresses. Now all 3 of my children have used this crib. Thank you, Kelly F.!
I tried to find letters more like Kaelah's at Hobby Lobby, but these were the best white ones there. They are huge & Michelle's name is really long! Only 2 syllables, but golly sakes. We also noticed for the first time a certain 4-letter 'h' word is in our daughter's name. And as Shannon pointed out that night at the Relief Society dinner, if you take that word out you have mice left over. It was decided if Michelle ever becomes a rock star, those 2 words would be the good makings of her band's name. Sorry, Michelle, for the length & the 4-letter word.
K, D, & M also all have new (to them) car seats. Michelle began complaining about her infant seat so we purchased a second Graco Nautilus, this time in pink. Kaelah loves her pink, flowery car seat. Danny isn't so sure about getting his big sister's Nautilus & giving up the Britax Marathon to Michelle. He tried & tried & tried to climb into it while Dan had the car seats in the family room to re-adjust them. When we ride in the car you can tell he isn't thrilled, but he's not a complainer. What a nice boy. Michelle isn't too fond of her new situation either. I guess she was hoping for something forward facing, but that won't be for a long, long time.
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