Marley's New Room

The biggest thing I did with my time off this week, was assemble furniture, and buy the finishing touches for Marley's new big boy room. I was really nervous about how the transition from our room to his own room would go, and I wanted him to have plenty of time to get used to it before baby sister's arrival. As with most things, Marley had an easier time of it than I did. As you can see from the video below, he was thrilled to come home from school one day to find his new room finished and ready.

Night One: I slept in Marley's bed with him. It took a little while for him to fall asleep. The noises you can hear from this room are very different than what you hear upstairs, in our room. He kept asking, "Where's that sound coming from?" for every little noise we heard. He was excited to be sleeping in his room, though, and slept comfortably once he actually fell asleep.

Night Two: He fell asleep more quickly. I slept (not very well) on the floor next to his bed. He woke up at 5:30, I got into bed with him, and he fell right back asleep for another couple of hours.

Night Three: I laid with him until he fell asleep (which was very quick because it was kind of late). Then, I cried myself to sleep in my own bed, while my baby slept peacefully in his very own room. He woke up at about 6:30 in a good mood.

Night Four: So far, so good. Marley fell asleep in the car on the way home, and pretty much stayed asleep when we laid him down in his bed. I think I'll do better tonight, too:)

PS: I'm taking the fact that Marley didn't know what a dresser was as a hint that he was, in fact, overdue for his own room. I think he's got it figured out now, but I love how he kept opening the drawers to find this "dresser" I kept talking about!