Jacob's New Room!

We made the executive decision to stick with the furniture we have and transition Jacob from crib to full size bed in the next couple of months. It just seemed to make the most sense to use the furniture we have and only spend money on bedding, decorations and a new mattress. I'm slightly concerned about how Jacob will do, but Charissa assured me that Kyra did just fine transitioning to a full size bed, even before she was 2. Also, Jacob still has lots of time in the crib because Aaron purchased a bassinet for Brody (and me) for Christmas that we will keep Brody in for the first several weeks. I notoriously underestimate the poor kid, thinking he was years away from things like snowboarding and using a potty, so who knows, maybe he will surprise me here too. The other thing we keep hearing from others is that now he will be getting out of bed all the time. While I definitely see that happening in the future, the funny thing is that right now when we lay him down in our bed for naps (which he is always already asleep for), he always yells for us to come get him when he wakes up, even though he can get on and off our bed all on his own! So silly.

The top two photos were taken before the new mattress and quilt arrived. The bottom one (don't mind Aaron's mid-yawn face, sorry hun!) was taken WITH the new HUGE mattress. We decided to remove the box spring so that Jacob could actually reach the top of the mattress without even needing to stand on his tippy-toes, imagine that! Poor kid! We are still waiting on a new lamp, a step stool, we need to hang some shelves and the tv will be going.

Jacob seems to love having an extra room for his toys, but I don't think it's occurred to him yet that someday he will SLEEP in there!