Nursery Expanded

I wish this expansion included square footage, but it just involves fitting more beds in the same space. With some creative rearranging we were able to add Cosette's crib to the room without having to loose the futon, which is really nice since we often sit in there and read with the kids.

The new view looking in their door.

 Cosette's crib all set up. The bummer and bed skirt were made by Grammie Gieseke and the mobile was Jackson's. It was fun getting to hand pick the fabrics to add a little pink to the room.

I finished her letters just before she was born

Our reading nook intact all set with readers ready to go

And the finished "new" dresser with my animal art painted on. We've got elephants, giraffes, and lions, plus zebra strips. All of our dressers seem to have a story. This one come off of Craigslist in good shape, but not very cute.

So we sanded her down, painted her off-white, and then I did some brainstorming to come up with something that would be cute for the drawers. Luckily I had matching paint left over from our last dresser project that matched the room perfectly.

I did love our old hand painted dresser, but it was just too small for both kid's stuff. Some other Craigslist family is enjoying it now.

And the biggest change of all, Jackson got his crib converted to a toddler bed. He had climbed out for the first time and fell on his face. I woke up to him screaming and bleeding from his nose, so it was time to let him learn to get in and out of bed on his own.

We were nervous that this transition would be difficult and he'd be out of bed and coming out of his room all the time. Nothing could be further from the truth. He loves his bed more than ever now and he does get up in the morning and play in his room, but he never comes out until I get him up. What a sweet boy!