Changes

Jack has always slept in a pac 'n play. We did this for several reasons, primarily lack of space. As well as wanting to keep the guest room/nursery available for overnight visitors. Because he slept in a pac 'n play, we could move it around from room to room, as needed (he's ended up sleeping in our bathroom many a time!).

With the impending arrival of Baby Girl, we've decided that she will use the pac 'n play and so Jack needed an alternative. He was also getting a bit tall to spend every night in such a small bed. He isn't ready for a toddler bed and certainly not the guest bed, so we decided it was time for a crib. After debating about borrowing versus buying one, we figured we would need a crib for future babies anyway, so kept a look out for a good deal. And prayed for just the right one. Our back up plan was Ikea, but unfortunately they stopped carrying cribs because of the new no-side-lowering standards. Oh dear.

So we kept searching on Craigslist. And up popped the perfect one: newish, black, with mattress. And the very best part of all (apart from the very reasonable price) was the storage drawer underneath. I called, we went (all the way to Paulding County!), and Jack got a new crib. Hooray! Thank you Lord for providing so quickly and beautifully for us.

We then rearranged his room to make space for our new acquisition and it fits perfectly. Unfortunately the lovely nursery/guest room now looks like an attic storage area with far too much furniture crammed in there, but it works. I'm beyond caring what our condo looks like now, as I've accepted the fact that we are bursting out of it and we've just got to make it functional for the next little while. And I think we've come up with some good, if not aesthetically pleasing, solutions. Jack seems to think so too!

First time in the new crib

All ready for bed with paci and Pickles (his lovey)

Pretending to sleep and trying out a pillow!

He did so well the first night in his new bed and I'm sure the larger, softer mattress had something to do with it. I was slightly worried when we first put him down and a few minutes later looked at the video monitor only to see him happily bouncing up and down! However he soon calmed down and went right to sleep and did the same tonight. Phew!