Toddler Girls Room Furniture

Mary asks…

Giant crib bedding debate?

My daughter is two now and about ready to get a 'big girl' room. She's already in a toddler bed but we are still using the crib bedding and that theme. With her new furniture, we are going with a different, 'big girl' theme that will carry her into her teen years with little work to personalize.
So the question comes in here: DO I KEEP THE CRIB BEDDING OR SELL IT? Here's my mental debate.

A: She's our first baby. I spent months picking out the *perfect* crib bedding and bedroom theme. I spent hours painting and applying decals to her room, a labor of love, be assured. Its her first bedding, the thing I am going to most associate with her as a newborn. I should store it forever and offer it to her when she is older. Its in pristine condition and I would store it and make sure it stayed that way. (no leaky basements or dusty attics)

B: Its was a very expensive and still desirable bedding set. We went to the nines and made everything match. Down to the wipes container! I still have extra wall decals and a gallon of color matched paint. It would be a complete bedroom except for the furniture. (which I would never sell, much less buy a used crib) The money made from it would more than cover the price if new 'big girl' twin bedding.

So, I'm wanting some opinions as to what others would or have done in my situation. Did you keep it and store it, sell it or give it away to someone who needed it. What was your logic? Thanks!!
I won't keep it for another child. I don't agree with that, I would do the entire process over for another child.
I'm pretty sure I'm just gonna have to sell it. I see the logic in selling it but the only reason I would keep it is purely emotional.
(BTW, I do have the bedding from when I was a baby, I would use it if my husband didn't insist on trains for a boy {I was suppose to be a boy})

admin answers:

What would she do with it if you saved it for her? I mean, she wont want it as a teenager. And when she has her own kids, she'll want to pick out all the stuff for her babies the same way you wanted to pick it out for her. Plus, by then, the styles will all be so different, and she'll probably not want the old one.

This kinda feels like the "should I save my wedding dress" question. If you're saving it for you, for your memories, then go for it! But very few daughters want to wear their mom's wedding dress, so if you save the dress hoping that your daughter will wear it, you'll probably be disappointed.

Could you somehow turn the bedding into a memory quilt of some sort, along with fabric from some of your favorite outfits? That way it can be a memory blanket - probably used and appreciated more than the full bedding set.

If you're short on money, the smart decision seems to be to sell it now, while the pattern is somewhat recent, and then use the money on the new room. But if you're not short the money, and want to keep it for memory sake, I'd recommend making a quilt/blanket out of the fabric. Doesn't have to be a complicated one - it could be quite simple.

Joseph asks…

Bunk Beds?

My daughters share a medium-sized bedroom. They're 2 and 4 years old.

I found some cute bunk beds at a local furniture store that have a stairway that goes up to the top bunk and a railing all the way around, except a 2 foot wide area at the bottom of the bed, where the staircase leads up into them.

I want to get the bunkbeds for my girls to have in their room since my 2 year old is outgrowing her toddler bed- she could take the bottom and her older sister could sleep on top.

My husband feels they'd be too unsafe. What do you think?

admin answers:

You say the safety bar goes all the way around the top bunk. I think they will be fine. I had bunk beds not when I was 4. The are lots of fun and your girls will love them. You might not. That top bunk is so hard to change the sheet. If he is really scared about the open area of 2 feet have him make a little door. I think they would be ok.

Maria asks…

Toddlers area to play...?

Do your toddlers have an area to play in or do they just bring toys wherever they go?
I am a very clean and neat mom. I would not be able to stand my kids having toys in the living room, kitchen, dining room or office. My sister has a bin of toys sitting out in her kitchen, some more in the dining room and a whole lot just laying around in the living room...it looks messy and cheap. :) haha. She knows. :)

I have a play area for my kids..I hate that play room. :) It is always a mess but the girls love it.
It is right off of the kitchen and I believe it was meant to be the dining area but, it was so small. We thought about using it as an office but, we used it as a play room. The toys can just lay around and they have chairs and tables in there...coloring books and a TV (gated off...I monitor how much TV they can watch). I like them to be in there if they want to make a mess...they drift into there and make a space on the floor to lay with a blankie and a pillow and they watch a movie while I cook and clean. :) The baby will love the pink walls and girly furniture...I was lucky enough to have ALL girls. :)
I don't let them have big or small toys in there bedrooms...it is a place to sleep and change diapers. :) not a place to play
so what about you?

admin answers:

Well by what you have just said you would call my home messy and cheap cause my son plays with his toys all over the house and i allow them to stay in what ever room they are in and about once a month i put them all away in his room we do not have the room to have a play room but it would be nice but he would still have his favorite toys in his room to keep them from others cause the kids that come over to our home are kind of destructive but they are family and i can only discipline them so far. And what if the baby hates all the pink crap you have in there then what will you do. Any way i think you are being an overbearing parent what in the hell will you do when they are teenagers force them to be in the playroom and not in the privacy of their own room.

Daniel asks…

Okay so I think I'm ready now..?

I may only be seventeen, however I feel that I am fully ready to have a baby. I love the guy that I am with and shockingly even after tons of research am financially able to. I already have all the baby furniture for it's room.I have clothes for both sex and absolutely love babies, and toddlers, and youngsters. I do know that this could mess up my future and I already have applications and tour dates for colleges. Some days I think I should wait but most days when I see pregnant girls at school and on T.V. and then go to my Child Development class I think I am fully ready. I wish I could come home to my little girl or boy everyday and I think now would still give me close enough to my child's age to have a strong relationship with them. What do you think?

admin answers:

Um if you still in high school don't you still live with your parents???? How can you be financially ready if you still live at home. I doubt your parents want more kids in THEIR house.

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