I set a few goals for myself and Lola to reach before her little brother arrives! 1. Lola must be potty trained! Success! She did great, easy cheesy for the most part! Cant afford two kiddos being in diapers, nor do I want to change two kiddos diapers! : ) 2. Move Lola from her crib into a big girl bed. This one I gave a truckload of thought to because Lola LOVED her crib! (And never climbed out!) She would play happily in there for hours, and I had been warned by many that when you make the switch to a bed, naps and such go out the window. Also with baby #2 being a c-section it will be impossible for me to get her in and out of bed for a while. So that is why I decided the time to do it is now, while I can focus on her, making it exciting and special, and try and get her back into a routine of napping in her new bed! Lets just say everyone who warned me was right! Naps have pretty much all but seized to exist these days, which is brutal! But it could be worse had I waited until baby Logan is here and then tried to make the switch. She still has "quiet time" (which is not very quiet) everyday. For the first time in weeks she took a nap the last two days and I am hoping it'll become the new normal again!
Alrighty, on to the bedroom! As you saw in a previous post I made Lola's curtains for her room, and once I saw her bed all set up I quickly decided it was screaming for matching pillows! William said I was ambitious with my sewing projects considering how much I have sewn before, but of course I needed to add ruffled edging and zippers! : ) My husband is the best, he always walks me through what I am doing! Even though this pillow project took place at 2am since I wanted them finished before a baby shower we were having at our home the next day, I heard not one complaint from my overly tired hubby! :) After a trip to Joanns, I had all my supplies and got to work! I decided to buy the pillows that are ready to insert and just sew cases for them. I have made other pillows that I stuffed myself and they just turned out looking so lumpy! It took a while to pin and sew the ribboned ruffles, but I couldn't be happier with how they turned out! (Some of these photos are just iphone photos so excuse the quality!)
Final Product:
Here is a picture of Lola's room from when her crib was still in it, her room seemed a lot bigger! When we bought her crib we decided to go with a convertible crib so that when this time came we could just move her into a full size bed and skip the toddler bed stage all together. I am super happy we decided to do that! I cant even count how many times everyone told me to give Lola's crib to Logan, which seems like the logical thing to do, but I wanted to keep her bedroom set together! We bought another convertible crib for Logan's room that matches a dresser picked out just for him! Both our kids now have bedroom sets that will last them a very long time! It is really nice now when Lola wakes up in the middle of the night upset, or is sick, that we can just go crawl in bed with her, and not let her get in the habit of joining us in our bed... something we never have and never will start with any of our kids! :)
This picture was Lolas first night in her new bed! She was sooo excited to have a bed just like mommy and daddys! We made the change on a Friday evening expecting it to be slightly challenging, but it was as smooth as one could have hoped! She has rails that pop up on either side so she doesn't fall out! :) Doesn't she look so little in this huge bed? Half the time she sleeps upside down or sideways!
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This picture was Lolas first night in her new bed! She was sooo excited to have a bed just like mommy and daddys! We made the change on a Friday evening expecting it to be slightly challenging, but it was as smooth as one could have hoped! She has rails that pop up on either side so she doesn't fall out! :) Doesn't she look so little in this huge bed? Half the time she sleeps upside down or sideways! 
There it is! Please leave a comment and let me know what you think! : )
