The Girls' Room

Now that we have the bunk beds, Ellie will make the big move into her new room with Charlotte. I'm a little nervous but she's outgrowing the bassinet and is sleeping fairly well at night. The past 2 nights have been what I would consider through the night. Friday night she slept from about 11pm til 8am and last night it was 11pm til 5:30, had a quick bottle and back to sleep until after 8 again. Hopefully they won't wake each other.

We took Charlotte's crib apart and set Ellie's up. Ellie's crib is 21 years old, it was my cousin Jonathan's which then went to Allison, then to Daniel, then to Owen and now to Ellie. It's a little bit bigger than Charlotte's was but I like it better. Not only does it have a little sentimental value but is also has lots of drawers. When you're putting two kids in the same room, this obviously comes in handy. Stephe and Jim had to replace a few bolts or screws or something since it had been put together and taken apart so many times but it's still in decent shape and seems very sturdy. (Charlotte used to play with the mini-blinds in the mornings and they're in rough shape. I think I'll replace them with some pleated shades at some point in the near future.) Unfortunately, they don't make the crib comforter in twin size. However, I was pretty happy with the bedding I found for the bunks. There's a little more pink in the new comforter but I don't think it stands out as drastically different. To me, it just makes the room go from uni-sex to more girly. :)