Not quite the finished product, but close! Thomas loved having his bed in this new position with his train dresser nearby and the new-to-him "bedside table" for his books..
When I'm tired and am lacking sleep, I find it best to just keep moving. All. Day. Long. Oh, I nap with the baby when Thomas takes his nap, but I only nap for about 40 minutes most days and then I'm up and moving again. Slowing down, taking it easy, "resting"... all of that will just make me sleepy. It's best to keep moving.
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So, what to do? Today it was tackle the nursery. It feels funny to call it the "nursery" when Thomas isn't much of a baby anymore, but Meredith will be joining him in here at some point so "nursery" it remains. Thomas moved into this room at 9 weeks and she'd be here now, too, but I'm still debating which is worse - a mama who hasn't slept well or a two year old who hasn't slept well? Either way, it isn't pretty so she remains in our room until she can sleep for a longer period at night. [Note: Last night was the longest stretch yet - 3.5 hours. Yippee!]
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The nursery is an odd-shaped, small room that is easily divided into two areas which is great when setting up one side for Thomas and the other for Meredith. [Yes, kids, we are looking for another house where each child can have their own room and we can still all be on the same floor. Unfortunately, this will take some time due to our region's crazy housing market and our long list of "wants".] Anyway, Thomas and I spent some time after his nap moving things around in his room and getting rid of things we no longer need. He had a great time finding new homes for some of his things and he loved the new location of his bed. Several times he told me to "turn on his cars and go downstairs so he could rest" (translation: turn on the mobile and leave so he could nap). This was after a 3 hour nap! The kid is silly.
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We also made room in the nursery for this beautiful dresser. We picked it up this morning for Meredith's things. Isn't it pretty? At $45, it was a steal. Maybe someday I'll refinish it or simply paint it a different color, but it's in great shape for our use now. I love craigslist.
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So, what to do? Today it was tackle the nursery. It feels funny to call it the "nursery" when Thomas isn't much of a baby anymore, but Meredith will be joining him in here at some point so "nursery" it remains. Thomas moved into this room at 9 weeks and she'd be here now, too, but I'm still debating which is worse - a mama who hasn't slept well or a two year old who hasn't slept well? Either way, it isn't pretty so she remains in our room until she can sleep for a longer period at night. [Note: Last night was the longest stretch yet - 3.5 hours. Yippee!]
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The nursery is an odd-shaped, small room that is easily divided into two areas which is great when setting up one side for Thomas and the other for Meredith. [Yes, kids, we are looking for another house where each child can have their own room and we can still all be on the same floor. Unfortunately, this will take some time due to our region's crazy housing market and our long list of "wants".] Anyway, Thomas and I spent some time after his nap moving things around in his room and getting rid of things we no longer need. He had a great time finding new homes for some of his things and he loved the new location of his bed. Several times he told me to "turn on his cars and go downstairs so he could rest" (translation: turn on the mobile and leave so he could nap). This was after a 3 hour nap! The kid is silly.
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We also made room in the nursery for this beautiful dresser. We picked it up this morning for Meredith's things. Isn't it pretty? At $45, it was a steal. Maybe someday I'll refinish it or simply paint it a different color, but it's in great shape for our use now. I love craigslist.
** Curious how our photo session went this morning with the two kids?? Thomas did a fantastic job! He posed, held his sister and followed the photographer's direction to a tee. Meredith, well, you know... She's 10 weeks. She never cried or fussed, but she's smiling in only one photo and it's the one photo where Thomas isn't smiling or laughing. Oh well. What can you do?
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