So, here comes the part where I have to admit that our child was in a crib until her third birthday. (Hey, why fix it if it isn't broken?) We finally took off the front railings of the crib two months ago so she could climb in and out. So, guess what she wanted for her birthday? A big girl room. And, feeling a little guilty that she was still in a nursery, that's what we gave her. We painted it purple - her favorite color if you didn't know that already (which means you've never met her because she's borderline obsessed with purple). And, gave her a big girl bed. My next project is to upholster a headboard for her. There was no way I was tackling that PLUS re-decorating her entire room PLUS planning her birthday party in one week. I do have my limits. So, we have a makeshift headboard in there now (actually part of her crib - just couldn't let that thing go, could I? ha).
Her first reaction? Took off ALL of her clothes and jumped under the covers. I guess that meant she liked it? Actually, she loved it. She wouldn't leave it - played in it all the next day and even ate breakfast AND lunch there. I love that she has her own space where she can now go play. And, it was almost as if the big-girl room sparked some big-girl mannerisms. The night we surprised her with the room, we put her to bed and went to check on her an hour later to find her "reading" in bed. We thought she was asleep but found her quietly getting out of bed, grabbing books, crawling back in bed and flipping through the pages. She had a pile of 30+ books that she'd crawled in and out of bed to get. It was one of those parenting "moments" for us watching her do this - realizing she was no longer a baby.
So, here comes the part where I have to admit that our child was in a crib until her third birthday. (Hey, why fix it if it isn't broken?) We finally took off the front railings of the crib two months ago so she could climb in and out. So, guess what she wanted for her birthday? A big girl room. And, feeling a little guilty that she was still in a nursery, that's what we gave her. We painted it purple - her favorite color if you didn't know that already (which means you've never met her because she's borderline obsessed with purple). And, gave her a big girl bed. My next project is to upholster a headboard for her. There was no way I was tackling that PLUS re-decorating her entire room PLUS planning her birthday party in one week. I do have my limits. So, we have a makeshift headboard in there now (actually part of her crib - just couldn't let that thing go, could I? ha).
Her first reaction? Took off ALL of her clothes and jumped under the covers. I guess that meant she liked it? Actually, she loved it. She wouldn't leave it - played in it all the next day and even ate breakfast AND lunch there. I love that she has her own space where she can now go play. And, it was almost as if the big-girl room sparked some big-girl mannerisms. The night we surprised her with the room, we put her to bed and went to check on her an hour later to find her "reading" in bed. We thought she was asleep but found her quietly getting out of bed, grabbing books, crawling back in bed and flipping through the pages. She had a pile of 30+ books that she'd crawled in and out of bed to get. It was one of those parenting "moments" for us watching her do this - realizing she was no longer a baby.
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Oh my goodness, it's so adorable!!! It's so Mia :)
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