Big Boy Room!!

Last night was a big night in the Emmons' household....Will slept in his big boy room for the first time! He did great! He was happy to be in his new room and fell asleep without crying within 15 min. He slept through the night and woke up right on time around 7:30, happy as could be. He's a champ! Right now he is taking his afternoon nap and has been asleep for two hours, so I'm hoping that last night wasn't a fluke. Let's cross our fingers that this is a smooth transition!

I mentioned earlier that I've been working around the house to get all the rooms (yes, plural) ready for baby girl. The reason that I had to re-do multiple rooms was because we changed the play room to Will's room, the office to the play room, move the office furniture to our bedroom, and Will's room to baby girl's room. Follow that? :) I'll do a later post on the other rooms, but I wanted to show you Will's new room first. I didn't really do a theme--I just wanted it to look "boyish", so I stayed with the red/blue color scheme. It turned out that his monkeys followed him to the new room--so there's a mixture of cars, airplanes, trucks, and monkeys everywhere... :)

The "before" picture. This was actually taken when we first moved in and didn't have babies yet. It was a "catch-all" room that turned into a playroom when Will was born. I don't have a picture of it as a playroom, but just imagine this with toys everywhere and you've got it.

The "after" picture...Will's big boy bed! We aren't quite ready for this transition yet, but it's there when he's ready.  We've decided to keep him in his crib until the transition with the new baby is over. One less thing to worry about! I'm going to be up in the middle of the night with baby girl, and the last thing I need is for Will to keep me awake too! We'll probably make this transition closer to his second birthday, when baby girl is sleeping through the night (hopefully!!) and needs the crib in her room. I didn't put anything on the wall next to the bed, just because I know whatever I put there will probably come down when he starts sleeping there.  :)

Walking in...

The beautiful painting that Will's cousin, Carol Ann, gave him for his first birthday

This is what you see after you walk in the door. It's a long and skinny room, so I can't get it all in one shot...

We still have a rocking chair for bedtime stories

His month-by-month pictures from birth to his first birthday

His dresser

A space to play

I had to take a few pictures right as he was going to sleep. He seemed to really like the room & was a happy bear!

You can see his shadow box of NICU memories and his birth announcement in the corner...

Hooray for the big boy room!!

And so of course, I had to take his picture when I walked in this morning!

Success!!

A HUGE thank-you to my parents and my sister who contributed almost everything to his new room. From the dresser, to the bookshelf, to the bed, to the toy bins.....You guys are awesome! We think of you everytime we're in there!  :)

Can't wait to show you baby girl's room & the playroom!