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Options for bedrooms?
This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some
opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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well the option not said that I could find is swap the lone son to the
smaller room and put the girls in the medium room. Tori "Kathryn" wrote in message news:fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12... This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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"Tori M" wrote in message ... well the option not said that I could find is swap the lone son to the smaller room and put the girls in the medium room. Tori Tori and Kathryn, I was thinking the same thing exactly. Switch the 5 year old to the smallest room, put the two girls in the medium sized room. Cindi "Kathryn" wrote in message news:fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12... This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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In article fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12, Kathryn says...
So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? I was thinking moving your boy into the smallest room and have the two girls in the bedroom he's using now. Or did I miss something... Banty -- |
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In article fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12,
"Kathryn" wrote: This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? Since DS will be the only one with a bedroom to himself, would it make more sense to put him in the smallest bedroom and put the two girls in the middle-sized room? You'd be amazed at what can be managed if you are willing to be a bit cramped: at one point, we had three kids in a VERY small bedroom: two cribs head to head, one single bed, and a dresser/changing table in the closet. Eventually, when the twins outgrew the cribs, we put in bunk beds (the oldest was able to sleep in a top bunk.) Later, we did what you are thinking about, and switched rooms: the three kids got the master bedroom and DH and I managed to squeeze one queen sized bed and a small dresser into the small bedroom -- but there was only about 12" around the bed. Remember, what you do now isn't permanent (especially since you are renters). You can put the baby in with your son for now, for example (gender isn't particularly an issue yet) and switch them later if that makes more sense. -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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Have you thought of putting your son in the smaller room and giving the
babies both the middle sized room. Jennifer Ariana 8/17/03 Alex 6/4/05 "Kathryn" wrote in message news:fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12... This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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"C Thompson" wrote in message . net... "Tori M" wrote in message ... well the option not said that I could find is swap the lone son to the smaller room and put the girls in the medium room. Tori Tori and Kathryn, I was thinking the same thing exactly. Switch the 5 year old to the smallest room, put the two girls in the medium sized room. Cindi That was a thought I did have, actually, but I knocked that one off the list... For a couple reasons... First was that when we moved, DS was NOT wanting to move. He was 4 and a half at the time, his room was always his room, and we really didn't have any time to attempt to adjust and talk to him about moving across the city. WE were given 1 week notice that our transfer application was accepted, and we were offered this place and could take it or leave it, leaving it meant we'd be back on a waiting list for who knows how long, and it would look bad for us, as it could come across as what they offer us wasn't good enough. I went alone with the kids to view the new place, and first bedroom we walked in was DD's room, and I asked him what he thought of this room. He said he didn't like it because the closet wasn't big enough for his toy box, which he wanted in a closet. He suggested maybe his sister could have this room. We then walked in his room, and he instantly said that he wanted THIS room because he had a big, big closet, said where he wanted his bed. We then, shortly after moving in, painted both the smaller bedrooms - DD's room is a pale pink and pale purple, alternating on each wall, DS's room is dark blue on the bottom, light blue on the top with the border he picked out. I thought change the kids' rooms around, but I don't know how DS would take to that - all of a sudden getting forced out of his room that he picked and kind of decorated to his liking, and his room isn't all that much bigger - just a different shape, and a bit bigger. DD's room also faces the back yard. DS's faces the front. The activity of other kids isn't in the front, as ahead of our front lawn is another row of houses. The back has a little field, common area, and I think we're the only ones who insist on the kids being in bed at a reasonable time. Yes, I have seen small children - 4, 5, 6 years old - wandering around playing at 10 at night. DS tends to be drawn to his window when there's kids out. "Kathryn" wrote in message news:fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12... This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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Other then the window issue, wich I dont know how to solve, sometimes as a
grown up you get to decide things that the kids dont like or want. You decide if they get shots, stitches, go to school, what they wear what they play with and yes even what room they sleep in. Tori "Kathryn" wrote in message news:RXXog.103827$S61.76459@edtnps90... "C Thompson" wrote in message . net... "Tori M" wrote in message ... well the option not said that I could find is swap the lone son to the smaller room and put the girls in the medium room. Tori Tori and Kathryn, I was thinking the same thing exactly. Switch the 5 year old to the smallest room, put the two girls in the medium sized room. Cindi That was a thought I did have, actually, but I knocked that one off the list... For a couple reasons... First was that when we moved, DS was NOT wanting to move. He was 4 and a half at the time, his room was always his room, and we really didn't have any time to attempt to adjust and talk to him about moving across the city. WE were given 1 week notice that our transfer application was accepted, and we were offered this place and could take it or leave it, leaving it meant we'd be back on a waiting list for who knows how long, and it would look bad for us, as it could come across as what they offer us wasn't good enough. I went alone with the kids to view the new place, and first bedroom we walked in was DD's room, and I asked him what he thought of this room. He said he didn't like it because the closet wasn't big enough for his toy box, which he wanted in a closet. He suggested maybe his sister could have this room. We then walked in his room, and he instantly said that he wanted THIS room because he had a big, big closet, said where he wanted his bed. We then, shortly after moving in, painted both the smaller bedrooms - DD's room is a pale pink and pale purple, alternating on each wall, DS's room is dark blue on the bottom, light blue on the top with the border he picked out. I thought change the kids' rooms around, but I don't know how DS would take to that - all of a sudden getting forced out of his room that he picked and kind of decorated to his liking, and his room isn't all that much bigger - just a different shape, and a bit bigger. DD's room also faces the back yard. DS's faces the front. The activity of other kids isn't in the front, as ahead of our front lawn is another row of houses. The back has a little field, common area, and I think we're the only ones who insist on the kids being in bed at a reasonable time. Yes, I have seen small children - 4, 5, 6 years old - wandering around playing at 10 at night. DS tends to be drawn to his window when there's kids out. "Kathryn" wrote in message news:fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12... This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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Options for bedrooms?
"Tori M" wrote:
Other then the window issue, wich I dont know how to solve, sometimes as a grown up you get to decide things that the kids dont like or want. You decide if they get shots, stitches, go to school, what they wear what they play with and yes even what room they sleep in. Tori As far as the window - you could put up a screen outside the window (moveable) or you could put roman shades which would latch down at the bottom. I suggest giving him a choice. Move to the smaller room and repaint it, or have the baby in with him. Because that way he has some control. "Kathryn" wrote in message news:RXXog.103827$S61.76459@edtnps90... "C Thompson" wrote in message . net... "Tori M" wrote in message ... well the option not said that I could find is swap the lone son to the smaller room and put the girls in the medium room. Tori Tori and Kathryn, I was thinking the same thing exactly. Switch the 5 year old to the smallest room, put the two girls in the medium sized room. Cindi That was a thought I did have, actually, but I knocked that one off the list... For a couple reasons... First was that when we moved, DS was NOT wanting to move. He was 4 and a half at the time, his room was always his room, and we really didn't have any time to attempt to adjust and talk to him about moving across the city. WE were given 1 week notice that our transfer application was accepted, and we were offered this place and could take it or leave it, leaving it meant we'd be back on a waiting list for who knows how long, and it would look bad for us, as it could come across as what they offer us wasn't good enough. I went alone with the kids to view the new place, and first bedroom we walked in was DD's room, and I asked him what he thought of this room. He said he didn't like it because the closet wasn't big enough for his toy box, which he wanted in a closet. He suggested maybe his sister could have this room. We then walked in his room, and he instantly said that he wanted THIS room because he had a big, big closet, said where he wanted his bed. We then, shortly after moving in, painted both the smaller bedrooms - DD's room is a pale pink and pale purple, alternating on each wall, DS's room is dark blue on the bottom, light blue on the top with the border he picked out. I thought change the kids' rooms around, but I don't know how DS would take to that - all of a sudden getting forced out of his room that he picked and kind of decorated to his liking, and his room isn't all that much bigger - just a different shape, and a bit bigger. DD's room also faces the back yard. DS's faces the front. The activity of other kids isn't in the front, as ahead of our front lawn is another row of houses. The back has a little field, common area, and I think we're the only ones who insist on the kids being in bed at a reasonable time. Yes, I have seen small children - 4, 5, 6 years old - wandering around playing at 10 at night. DS tends to be drawn to his window when there's kids out. "Kathryn" wrote in message news:fLVog.89409$A8.28170@clgrps12... This isn't too much of a concern just yet, but I'm just looking for some opinions on our options that will be a concern in a few months... Right now, we're maxed out with the bedrooms in the house. We also rent, and we're not looking to move just yet. We have, so far, each child in their own room, then we have the master bedroom. DD (11 months) has the smallest room. DS (5) has the middle sized room. We have the biggest room. We're now wondering where on earth we're going to put this next baby. To start off, we plan to put her in a basinette in our room beside our bed. That will hold off a couple months, anyways. We've then decided that the only option, and obviously smartest thing to do, is put the girls together in the same room. Makes a lot more sense than to put a girl with a boy. DD and the baby will be 15 months apart in age, so they're close enough in age, and of the same sex. I was thinking that there's a good chance DD, at 15 months, will still be in her crib. By 17-18 months, when this next baby is 2 or 3 months old, there's still a good chance DD will be in her crib, but if not, her crib is one that converts into a toddler bed. We do have a second crib, but even with my wild imagination, I cannot think of any way that 2 babies will fit in DD's current room. Our room is pretty big - but... We have a king sized bed, 2 dressers and a TV on a stand in our room, with 1 bed side table. I have my hope chest shoved into our closet. There's no way a crib will fit in our room, and to be hoenst, I'm not at all interested in co-sleeping (had issues with it with DS and just don't care to have baby room with us for long) I can part with the TV in our room. I don't think DH and I can manage with one or no dressers. The only option we can think of as far as making this work is for us to switch rooms with DD. DH and I would take the smallest bedroom, put DD and this baby in the biggest room. Haven't measured yet, but I really don't think our bed will fit in DD's room! Going out and buying a new bed really isn't an option - it could be fairly costly, and our bed is in fine shape and not that old, and the mattress we paid an arm and a leg for under 2 years ago. DH says our bed would fit (tight fit) in DD's room. Dressers, he's not sure of. I do not want to have a home where there's dressers all in hallways or in rooms that they don't really belong in (like keep one or both dressers in what would be the babies' room. The closet in DD's room is also a single closet, and it is fairly small. I thought maybe invest in a wardrobe closet maybe for DH, use the closet for myself and look at finding a smaller dresser for me that could fit in the small closet - I can easily part with our current dressers, assuming we had something else for clothes. So, basically, my question is... What do you think about this situation? Switch rooms with the baby and put 2 babies in the big room or try and shove 2 cribs, change table, dressers, basically 2 babies in the smallest bedroom? It would be a pain to change rooms, but probably less of a pain than having absolutely no room for another baby. DS is NOT old enough that we'd trust him to have a room in the basement, and I think renovating and making a room in the basement would be the biggest pain ever. Any ideas? Suggestions? |
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Options for bedrooms?
In article RXXog.103827$S61.76459@edtnps90,
"Kathryn" wrote: I was thinking the same thing exactly. Switch the 5 year old to the smallest room, put the two girls in the medium sized room. Cindi That was a thought I did have, actually, but I knocked that one off the list... For a couple reasons... He's old enough to offer him a choice: switch rooms with his sister, or have the baby share the room with him. And he's old enough to understand the reasons: the room he has is big enough for two people, his sister's room isn't. Actually, it might work out well (better, maybe) to have a five year old share a room with the baby. And there really isn't a problem with kids this age sharing a room with a sibling of the same gender. My own kids shared a room until they were 8 and 11 (two girls and a boy); that was definately pushing the limits, but they were OK with it -- and when we moved to a bigger house, I frequently found the two 8 yo's (boy and girl) in the same room.) -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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