"i LIKE trains!!!!!"

Disclaimer **This post has been waiting since July 27, 2010 to be posted. This is not a new event that took place, but finally posting it.**

On Cole's second birthday weekend, we decided it was time to give Cole a twin bed and move the crib into Claire's room. We wanted to do this in plenty of time before her arrival so that he didn't feel "kicked out" of his bed and could get used to the idea of it being his sister's new bed. The first night we decided we would have both beds set up in his room and let him choose which bed he wanted to sleep in just in case the BIG bed was intimidating to him. Was it? Not at all! He climbed right up on it and love it! And we moved the crib out the next day and never looked back.

The theme of his room is trains. I just picked it. It wasn't something he was necessarily into at the time or anything like that. I just personally liked it and thought it was something that he could use for several years. Brent asked why I picked it, etc. I just really liked it. I guess I never thought to get Cole's opinion at that age. So, as Brent and I are setting up the bed, and unwrapping the bedding, we hear this loud exclamation, "I LIKE TRAINS!!!!!!" He was jumping and dancing all around that we wish we had the camera on at that moment. It was priceless. So we decided we picked well. :)

We moved the dresser, which was mine as a baby, in the closet and the big rocking chair to Clair's room to maximize the his play space. The small kid's table was bought at an antique fair and painted red, the headboard was homemade out of an old door purchased at that same fair, and the reading chair came from Land of Nod. A new lamp shade on the same touch lamp and we are done, expect for the walls. If you have never seen the touch lamps, then you should check them out! They are fantastic for kids, so that they are able to turn their lamps on all by themselves!

So in two years, his room went from this...

The Nursery:






The Toddler Bed:


to this...Big Boy Room:


The Sheets


First Night in Big Boy Bed


Reading Nook


Craft/Game Corner


Wall Decor coming soon...couldn't wait any longer to post this...it has been almost 6 months.

Re-Post: Claire's Room

I know most everyone that reads this uses Google Reader and I don't think Claire's post ended up there this time when it was actually finished. It was accidentally posted a month or two ago and went to Reader then, so I have a feeling it didn't put it there again.

If you missed it, then here it is:

Claire's New Room

Claire's New Room

I started this post almost 2 months ago. We were making great headway in Claire's room for a couple weeks and then it just turned into a storage unit again and absolutely no work was able to happen. Finally, tonight, I was able to get back in there, do some organizing, putting things away in the dresser and hang a few items on the wall. It is all coming together! I am so excited!

I decided that I wanted to have the bedding made because I did not find one that I just loved. There were parts to many but I was not able to buy just the parts, so instead I went to JoAnn's and found a pattern. I did make some modifications to it though. I found 3 fabrics on Fabric.com, 2 at Hobby Lobby and 1 at JoAnn's. My mom was able to do all the sewing for me. Thanks Mom!

I really hope Claire is a fan of bright colors because as you can tell her Mommy is a big fan!


The Old Guest Room...Is Now Claire's New Room!

It went from this...



Check out the before of the dresser in the corner. Brent's mom found that for him when he was moving to Houston for only $5!!! And it is heavy, solid wood, just needed some TLC. Thanks Dena!

To this...

Overview



The Wall Makeover






The Dresser
(See above for original look.) A little primer and a little paint can dress anything up.




Please forgive the color. It is not showing up right in the picture. It is called something Red Wine, so in person it looks more cranberry.


The Updated Pulls (Spray paint has been a HUGE friend of mine during this makeover.)


Finished Product


The Bookshelf

Before
Of course, I forgot to take a before picture. This shelf was mine as a girl and my parents bought it down from Tulsa for Claire to use in her room. It was solid white, but I thought it needed a little touch of color.

After


Bedding

(Crib skirt not shown here since it is already on the crib.)

Close-up of Bumper


Close-up of Favorite Sheet (this one is from PB Kids...matched perfectly...couldn't resist)


Close-up of Quilt Side 1


Close-up of Quilt Side 2 (my favorite side)


All Assembled in Crib




Curtains


The shears are from my college days and have been just hanging in my closet since then waiting for a place to be hung again. I am excited to use them again for Claire's room.

Wall Decor

Bird Scene Above Her Crib


On/Above Dresser


For All Her Hair Accessories


Above Chair

24th Week Update

Just wanted to give you a short update about what we have been doing and what is happening with Cole. We had our last appointment this past Friday afternoon. I have not been feeling Cole move around too much or like everyone said I "should be" but the doctor said that is nothing to worry about that it is still early to be feeling him all the time or even everyday.

We had an exciting moment this morning: Brent felt him for the first time! So his movements are getting a little stronger if he can feel him. He went to his first Astros game today and we had a few loud people around us and the general noise from the game so he was kicking me alot. It is so funny to me that he can already react to noise like that.

We have been working on his room some more last weekend and this weekend, so below are the latest updates. We are almost finished. I still have not completely decided what we are going to do above his crib and bookshelf yet, so that is still to come.

His bedding (it's construction trucks)

(notice the lamp shade here)