Gray's Room

Well, we finally made the transition!  Grayson has been sleeping in his own room since Sunday.  We moved his crib into our room when we moved into the new house because we weren't sure if we were going to paint his room, and didn't want him sleeping with the fumes if we did.  We decided a while back that we were not going to paint (just added too much for us to do at the end of our lease) and have been waiting for the time to disassemble the crib and move it down the hall. 

So, how did he do, you ask?  Better than Mommy and Daddy, that's for sure!  The first night he slept through the night, which has sadly become a rarity at our house.  The thing that gave us fits was the dang monitor!  That thing pops, crackles, and beeps like none other.  The Hubs moved it after I had already gone to sleep and turned it down some so that it wouldn't constantly wake us up that night.  The downside was that P could barely sleep all night because he was worried that we might not hear Grayson wake up.  The second night, Gray woke up around 3:30, but other than that, I think we all got a better night's sleep that night.
And then there was last night.  I thought I was going to throw the monitor out the window.  It would suddenly start beeping (out of range alert) continuously, even though nothing had moved between the base and the receiver.  I just kept moving it until the beeping stopped long enough for me to fall asleep.  I don't know how people do it when their kids are on a different level from them, there must be better ones out there.  Our next step is to try the other channels options, after that, I'm looking for a new monitor. 

We have had Gray's room arranged for the most part for over a month, but I keep thinking that we'll get some wall decals for his room, or hang a few pictures and curtains a long with putting his name over the changing table again.

 We bought this book shelf unit from Ikea and I love it.  I have arranged it a little differently since this picture was taken, and it looks great and stores a lot of practical items.  I have a basket for diapers, a basket for wipes, one for linens, and one for his medicine and other hygiene items.  The crib is now located on the left wall of this picture.  The wine rack that you can see in this picture holds some stuffed animals and his monitor now.  I am trying to think of a good way to cover up the bottom so that it doesn't seem like we store wine in our son's room. 

Part of me wants to just forget about the wall decals since we won't be in this house long term, but I know that Gray really liked looking at the big tree in his room at our other place.  I still want his room to be stimulating to his eyes.  Just hoping that we can make some finishing touches sometime soon and feel like his room is complete!