We made some big changes over our long weekend for President's Day break and we did some major cleaning and organizing. Paige has been wanting her own room for awhile now. She even had me sign a contract saying she would get her own room before the end of this school year. :) Well, her dreams came true and we made the big switch. McCall out of the crib and into a big girl bed (Now if I call her my baby, she says "No. Big Girl!") and Paige got her dream of a new room fit with a queen sized bed. She would have gone smaller, but the deal was that her room is the guest bedroom. So whenever we have guests stay overnight, she gets kicked out of her room and the guests get her room. We ended up making the switch a little earlier since Derek and Amy are coming mid-March, and I wanted them to have a nice room to sleep in.
It all started a week or so before our long weekend. We have a closet that had some toys and some towels and other odds and ends. I took everything out and made some room for more toy storage and moved towels into the bathroom and moved some toys from the bedrooms into here. I love these storage bins from Walmart. I had Paige help me with labels that go on the shelf right under each bin. We also had to get a mattress. We decided to go through Facebook Marketplace. We found one with the frame that was perfect. I went with Dale, and it turned into a bit of an ordeal. We had to wait 45 minutes for the guy to show up. Dale and I worked together and tied the mattress to the top of the van. We only got a few minutes away and the top half of the mattress came untied and swung backwards. So we had to pull over and adjust and Dale ended up sitting in the back seat hold onto the straps to keep it on. We got home and realized that the frame was queen sized but the mattress was only a full. Nate contacted the guy, and he was kind enough to give us some of our money back. Nate found a queen online again, and Nate and Dale went the next day to pick it up and it worked out great.
McCall had her last night in her crib! It makes me sad knowing she may be my last one in a crib, but she is getting so big and growing so fast. She never tried to crawl out of her crib so she could have lasted longer in it but Paige was ready for the change.
She was so tiny in the big crib at one point! This crib has been amazing for us! We bought it from Sue Anderson all those years ago right before we had Paige. It's been a bed and a safe place for all three of my girls. It was sad to wrap it up and put it up in the garage. A miracle will be the only reason we pull it out again for our own use.
Saturday was the big clean out and home edit. Paige said the week before, school was the longest week of her life because she was so excited for this change. Our house was a DISASTER! Margaret walked in and said she had never seen our house like that before. There were messes like this one in every single room in our house. We pulled everything out of the girl's rooms and went through it all. We got rid of so much stuff and the girls were amazing at letting go of lot of things and really helping with putting things in bins and going to the store so we could get some shelving to put in the closet.
Progress was slowly made, and I got both rooms pretty deep cleaned before putting stuff back in.
Their rooms look amazing and so organized! It is truly wonderful! Paige had so much fun picking out details and furnishings she wanted in her room. She loved organizing her own space and has spent so much time in her little oasis. The first night she said she felt like she was in a hotel. It has been a wonderful change for her and she loves her own little space and piece of heaven in our home.
Baylor and McCall's room also looks so nice and organized. They have a lot of toys in their room so it took a lot of organizing. We added shelving on the one side. We got rid of entire bin that held dress up things. I love their bookshelf. They have their own little reading nook and bins of toys that they access daily. All the girls now know where everything goes and we have really been great when they get one thing out and are done with it, they put in away before getting out the next thing. When everything has a place and is organized it makes life so much easier and keeps my house so much cleaner. And the fact that the girls helped with the process has helped them take ownership in it all.
Baylor loves the top bunk, and it has been an adjustment for McCall being in a bed she can get in and out of. She loves her bed but staying in it has had its moments. Quite a few nights, I have laid next to her until she falls asleep. We have gotten to the point since she can't open the door, that we get her into bed and then just shut the door and let her do her thing until she falls asleep. One night she fell out of bed. I'm not sure how that happened since there is only about a foot gap at the end of the bed. One morning, I found her lying on the floor with her head partially under the bunk bed. One morning, in the wee hours, she woke up and ran into her closet door. Oh, what an adventure! She does really good some nights, and other nights are interesting. I know with time, she will adjust. Baylor and McCall love sharing a room and are doing wonderful together.
It was one big project but so worth it!
