Addie's new bedroom

We wanted Addie to have some independence in her bedroom, and also to put her into a bed way before the baby comes, so she doesn't think we have evicted her from her cot to make way for the next baby... So, we went to Ikea (my favourite place at the moment!) and bought her a bed and a very small cabinet with small drawers in it for her clothes (2 of each thing maximum, so she can 'choose' what she wears, but it is a controlled choice for now). We also moved a 5-square IKEA cabinet we already had in the lounge upstairs to act as a surface for her. We have decided to do a toy rotation so downstairs she has some toys, and the rest are in her bedroom. We will change these around from time to time, although she has hardly played with any of the things she already has - she loves new, more challenging stuff so as soon as we get back from our holiday new things will start to emerge anyway, even before the official September start date.

Daddy put the bed up, and took down the cot, with Addie in the room, so she was involved - she loved it and we have had no problems getting her into her new bed, and she has, so far, stayed in it! She can, however, get out of her bed and come into our room if she wants or needs to, as our doors are directly opposite. We have a stair gate after our doors to restrict her from going in to the bathroom and other bedrooms when we are asleep!

Here are the pics (I have included many, because these were taken over a considerable amount of time, and it was great to see her so interested and involved):

She then took 4 small screws and did something really cool...

She started putting them in the hole of her toy... This was very impromptu, but she carried on for about 20 minutes doing the same thing over and over!

And then the bedroom was ready! We will add a few more things on this shelf, as well as some artwork and pictures in the room

Here you can see the small drawers we will put her clothes in for now. I think this area needs a little mirror for her too, so will get one soon.... Ignore the wires - they are gone now!