Hello again.
With baby #2 about to make its arrival I have gone into the ‘must
get ALL the things done’ mode. One major to-do I needed crossed off my list was
for G’s ‘big boy’ room to be complete.
When we moved into this house about 4 years ago I envisioned
a Dr. Seuss kids room and when re-painting rooms painted the room orange
knowing I had plans for it in the future – everyone else thought I was crazy.
Normally at this stage a pregnant person would be consumed
with making sure the nursery was complete and ready for the baby to come home –
but I’m now an expert and know the kid will not sleep in that room for the first
few months so I’m doing things differently. G’s room is the most important.
I started with Dr. Seuss stuffed animals and books from Kohl’s
I have been collecting over the years. Next came a custom duvet, pillow cases,
and curtains made by my mom and the room has come together from there.
A pin on Pinterest showed me how to make the Truffula from The Lorax for cheap. G loves those.
G loves to read, and to limit the chances of him crawling
out of bed after we put him in, books are his only ‘toy’ in his room. My mom
scored a 5 ft Cat in the hat cut out and some books for under $2. From that cut
out I found the ‘red fish blue fish’ fish, and the ‘where to’ sign from a local store geared to teachers.
I am not sure how long G will love Dr. Seuss? But I hope he
loves his fun big boy room for at least a few years as I had a lot of fun
putting it all together.
