On Its Way!

We had Evie in her crib until she was 3+. Hey...it was containment and it worked. Why mess up a good thing? We still used her baby monitor so when she woke up and called for us each morning, we just went up and retrieved her. But the morning we went to welcome Liam into our world Uncle Brandon stayed at our home with Evie and Chase. I guess he wasn't used to having a young one around. She called and called and no one came; and that was the day she decided to break free from her cage.

Evie still stayed in her crib a little longer. For a little while she was too scared to let us take the gate off to make it more like a day bed. I had actually gotten it off once but she made me put it back on. Maybe a week or so later she let me take it off. But then one day I asked her if she wanted to just sleep in the guest room, and she's been in there ever since. Who wouldn't chose the queen pillowtop over a crib?

I had been dragging my feet on ordering new "big girl" furniture for her room. It takes me forever to make decisions. But one day this July, a full year after she'd outgrown the crib, I went and had it ordered. Beautiful antique white furniture. I was so happy with the decision and so very excited.

And then I got the phone call from Bob the salesman. They had discontinued the color I had fallen in love with. What? I'd have to make another decision? Uh! Did Bob not understand how long it had taken me to decide on that furniture in the first place. So let's just say it took me another 6 weeks to chose another color. I dwelled and dwelled on it. I asked advice from everyone I knew. And in the end, I am not nearly as happy as I had been before.

But Evie is. Maybe it was fate. She got the pink furniture she'd wanted all along. Let's just hope she still wants pink furniture in a few years....

Here are some pictures of the furniture. We orderd the full-size poster bed, dresser & mirror, and the desk, hutch & chair; all in pink. Can't wait to get it so I can get to work on the room and show more pics of the finished project (and more importantly...get this checked off my never-ending list of things I have to do :)!