I decorated her tiny nursery with rubber duckies and painted the walls with glittery bubbles. It was the only room I missed when we moved because I had put so much love into creating it for her.
Then a few years later that crib was moved to Evan's room and I decorated his nursery with bugs... lots and lots of cute, happy bugs..
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Here he is.... almost 3 years old standing in his crib for the last time. He looks so big, doesn't he? I guess I never noticed until now.
This morning we took down the crib....
and set up the beautiful, antique bed that was given to me by a friend. It's heavy brass bed that has a beautiful, deep brown patina over much of it. It's a 3/4 bed (in between a twin and a full) but it has a twin mattress on it.
The fact that the mattress is a bit small is a bonus. It makes the perfect step to help him climb into bed. .
I'm not going to redecorate his room right now. I didn't want to make too many changes for him all at once. Plus, I'm putting off painting over those bugs as long as I can!
He is so excited about his big boy bed.
He and Charlotte played in it for 2 hours this morning.
This is not a baby's bed.
He's growing up and it's so exciting. A small part of me will miss that crib but I'm mostly excited for him. There's so much in this world he can explore now that he's getting older.
He is so excited about his big boy bed. 
He and Charlotte played in it for 2 hours this morning.
This is not a baby's bed.
He's growing up and it's so exciting. A small part of me will miss that crib but I'm mostly excited for him. There's so much in this world he can explore now that he's getting older. .
I just looked in the video monitor and he's fast asleep for his nap. He's sleeping sideways. It only took him 10 minutes to fall asleep. I guess he likes his new bed.
My big boy.....
