Bye, Bye Baby

So we finally decided it was time to put Aria in a "Big Girl" Bed.  I was so sad to see the crib go and with it what was left of the "baby" in Aria.  I have made the crib bedding for each of my kids.  When we had two boys in a row Mike was dumbfounded as to why I was making a new crib set for Chase.  I told him, "I spend so much time in that room for the first year that I need something new to look at!"  I also wanted each child to have their "own" room.  I went totally girlie with Aria's room.  With Michela it was all about purple, white and green.  With Aria it was pink, pink, pink!  I found some really cute fabrics that all coordinated and I had so much fun sewing for my little princess.  Here are a few pictures of her "baby" room. 

Her crib.  The bumper pad has seen better days!  The cute butterfly lantern was a present from my wonderful sister in law Mindy.  

The rocking corner.  I've had that rocking chair for eleven years.  Mike bought it for me when we first started thinking about starting a family.  I remember falling asleep in it for a few minutes one night when I was distraught about not being able to get pregnant and I woke up from a little dream patting my shoulder because I had been dreaming about rocking my baby.

A close up of the fabric and trim on her bedskirt.  It was so fancy, I loved it!

Her cute little valance.

A close up of the cute fabric and I loved the trim, it had little beads in it.

A cute little lamp I found.  And yes that is me in all my pregnant glory.

Aria was so excited for her new bed.  She promptly climbed right up and started jumping and bouncing around.  I had saved Michela's old quilt because I knew it would look perfect in Aria's pink room.

Climbing out of her own bed.  

She got out a few times that night, but nothing too bad and no tears.  That was a major difference from the other kids.  With all of them it had been this big dramatic struggle when they started sleeping in a bed.  I would have to lay down with them until they would fall asleep or else they would be screaming, crying and running out of the room after me.  With Michela I tried putting a gate up in her doorway one night to keep her from coming out, but she actually climbed over it in her desperate state.

Finally settling down to go to sleep.  She still has to have one of her blankets with her so she can snuggle up to it to go to sleep.  Good night Baby Girl!