Shelby's Big Girl Room

At the end of December, we got busy transforming our guest room into Shelby's "big girl room." {We decided we would keep our nursery as is for the new baby.} We already had a queen size bed in our guest room, so we just decided that would become Shelby's "big girl bed" so that way when guests come to visit they can still have a bed to sleep in. So Shelby went straight from a crib to a queen size bed! :)  We still really liked the pink/green color scheme that we used for the nursery, but we wanted to make this new room a bit different so we threw in some purple, too. :)  We transformed the entire room in just a week's time, and we are really pleased with how well it all came together...and for a great price. :)  Here are a few pictures of Shelby's big girl room!

This is the little wall you see when you first enter Shelby's room.

A close-up of the print hanging on the wall. This was a gift from my high school friend
& college roommate, Niki. It was the perfect addition to Shelby's room, and I love how
it has the meaning of her name at the bottom.

The letters hanging above Shelby's bed are the same letters that were
in her nursery. We just painted them to match the color scheme of her new room.

A close-up of the canvas hanging to the right of the window.
I put stickers on the canvas, and Shelby finger-painted over it.
I love how it turned out!

The canvas hanging above Shelby's toy organizer is her birth announcement.
The little clock on the top left of the toy organizer was Shelby's pick from
Hobby Lobby...she loves that clock!

A close-up of the reading corner...this is Shelby's favorite spot in her room!

Shelby wanted to "cheese" for the camera! Silly girl :)

Shelby's first day in her new big girl room was Sunday, January 6th at almost 28 months old. The transition from the crib to the big girl bed went smoother than we could have imagined! We had been talking about the big girl bed in the days leading up to the transition, and we'd also been reading an Elmo book called "Big Enough for a Bed" to help prepare Shelby. But we were still a little worried--worried that she might fall out of the bed and get hurt and/or not be able to fall back asleep, worried she would keep getting out of the bed, etc. But none of that happened! It was really a pretty anti-climatic change..ha! We did get a video monitor installed in her new room {we are going to use our old monitor for the new baby}, so we can see if she's actually in the bed or not. Thankfully, Shelby still thinks we have to come get her out of the bed to signal the end of nap/bedtime...she hasn't realized she can get out of bed on her own just yet. ;) As of now, when she wakes up she just sits in her bed and plays with Bear & Wubby just like she would do in her crib. We keep wondering how long we'll get away with this! Ha! But for right now, we sure are enjoying it!

In other "big girl" news, we are planning on starting potty training this weekend..eek! Derek has Saturday, Sunday, & Monday off, so it will be nice to have an extra set of hands to help out...and to help me keep my sanity! ;)  Wish us luck, and if you have any tried & true tips for success please share away!