Peter had the day off for Veteran's Day so we decided to bite the bullet and get the transition done. Ben has already been sleeping in what we call the 'playroom' since my Mom and sister have been with us, but he's been on a futon. We had a set of bunkbeds that we got for a steal of a deal ($30) at a garage sale last summer, so we decided to combine our playroom with the boys' bedroom. It's the biggest of the rooms upstairs and will allow us to still have a guestroom and nursery upstairs too!
It was quite a bit of effort to move all the toy shelves, bookshelves, etc all around in order to put the bunkbeds on the biggest wall away from the windows, but we got it done! I forgot to take before and after pictures of the whole room, but I will do that soon. It's probably my favorite room in the house because it's so cheerful on a sunny day and just the right size.
The boys have looooved being in their bunkbeds and together in the same room. Jonah had never been out of his crib and neither one had ever shared a room. So all things considered, they have done great! Of course, the first week they both woke up super duper early and naptimes were really short. But they were getting used to sleeping with new noises, and learning how to wake up without waking the other one up.
Now, they've learned how to sleep through each other talking/crying and have learned how to wake up and quietly get out of their room without waking the other one. We still have our moments of course, but it's gone really smooth and their back to normal sleeping and normal naps, it took about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks for this to happen.
And watching them bond even more as brothers? Ahhhh, be still our hearts. Seriously, Peter and I just smile so big when we see them laugh and tickle each other and talk to each other in their bunkbeds. It melts our hearts every time and we feel so, so blessed to have our boys.
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