Oliver's Big BIG Boy Bed!

A few months ago, Matt and I were thrilled to find a bunk bed at a garage sale. We both liked the idea of Oliver having bunk beds. It gives us more space to house visitors when they come in town and is fun for him. The disassembled bed has been sitting in our garage for months collecting dust. Finally, a few weeks ago, we decided to get the process started. When we bought it, it was a wood color that wasn't our favorite. So we decided to paint it navy blue - which would be a great fit in his room.

We also decided to switch the theme in his room to baseball which Oliver is really excited about. We got super cute new bedding, a few baseball accessories, and finally assembled the fully painted bed on Saturday. The final verdict - we all LOVE it! It really does make his room look much more like a big boy room than a toddler's room. Kind of sad, but also exciting! He has slept on the TOP bunk for two days now! I did make him practice climbing up and down the ladder a few times, both with the light on and by the light of the night light :) But he's had no problems and has slept great up there. It's a fun new addition to our little boy's world!

Here are some pictures of the new and improved room:

BEFORE:

AFTER:


BEFORE:

His room did have this in the window corner - a little reading area suited for a little boy. Now we put in a table area better suited for a big boy.

AFTER:

MORE AFTERS:
(these areas look pretty much the same... with a few new baseball accessories)


And of course, as I reflect upon him growing up, I have to do a montage of "Oliver's Beds through the years"...

His first bed was the pack and play in our room in Phoenix until he was 4 months old and moved to the crib in his own room

Here he is in his crib in Phoenix at 11 months old.

In his nursery, I had painted some transportation vehicles to hang on the wall above the molding

Oliver's first room!

Here he is in his first real bed after we got it all put together. He is 21 months in this picture!


And here he is last night before bed on the top bunk of his new bunk beds!



Lovin' it!