BIG transitions

Some Mom's get sad, some happy...I remember having mixed emotions. Moving a munchkin from crib and transition their nursery to a "big boy/girl room" can definitely hit that emotional switch in a parents body. With my first Jordyn, I actually found it quite easy of a transition. I was 20 when I got pregnant with her, and so my boyfriend at the time (now hubby) lived with my parents for the first 18 months. Right around that 18 month point we had gotten our own place ( I was also pregnant with my 2nd ) and so we left the crib behind at my moms, Jordyn got her own "big girl" room and our new little bundle was getting an all new nursery. Everything was so busy at that moment that I never really had that moment where you sit back and think "wow, my baby is a big girl" maybe I did for like 1/2 a second, but truthfully that's it. Same thing sort of happened with Chase (#2) we had bought our first house and I got pregnant that summer with our third. So again, same thing- natural transition... no real sadness there. Now, when it came time for Maddox (#3) to be transitioned out of his crib....all the feels + tears. At the time I wasn't pregnant and didn't have the "on to the next" baby feeling, I kinda felt like I was closing a chapter. And I wasn't ready for it. So this sucked. I also got lucky, and now when I say this people think I'm nuts. I'm only being truthful. Maddox was a preemie, he weighed 3 lbs 4 ounces and I delivered at 34 weeks. Having a preemie gave me a baby longer than your average. When he was 9 months old everyone that he was 5 months, he didn't walk until he was 14 months..... which was also so funny when out in public because everyone still thought he was now 9 months and walking -haha. Overall I loved that I got to have my baby stay a baby longer then the other two I completely loved every minute of it. WOW- that was long winded. All that being said, his transition made me the saddest. BUT since design is totally my thing I also LOVED it. Scroll down with some tips in the transition.

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Key things to remember when making that big move!

1. Don't add a ton of furniture- it's ok to have some open floor space. My boys LOVE laying on the floor building lego, playing with super heroes etc.

2. Let them help. This is a great way to help them with the transition too. If you're the picky parent, give them an option from two things you like so they feel they got to make decisions with you.

3. We know what a pain it is to have to buy new beds, I usually advise not to by a "themed" bed. Cartoons that are in today, may be totally yesterday.....tomorrow ;)

4. What do they love? Sports, Art, Reading (looking at books), Dance. Find some accent pieces for the room that reflect your child.

5. BEDDING! Change that bedding. Let them help pick it out! (Or not...lol)

6. The lighting...as you all know now, lighting is everything to me. I would suggest taking the "nursery" lighting + change it out. You may be super trendy already and have some pretty epic lighting, great keep it! (you don't need me)

7. Not ALL the furniture needs to go. Transition the change table to a normal dresser. Remove that diaper Genie. Bye Bye rocker , replace that sucker with a pouf, mini arm chair, suspended chair, stool or bean bag chair. Something thats not a rocker/glider.

8. Fresh coat of paint....wall decals... photos..... pillows....it's all in the details.

Happy Growing!

xo

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