Labor Day Project - 2009

Delaney had been refusing to sleep in her crib turned toddler bed since May (I think she still viewed it as her crib). She was sleeping on a palate on the floor, but I finally was able to convince her to at least sleep on the toddler mattress on the floor. Then in July, I was tired of seeing her bed in her room, but her not sleeping in it. So I gave it away on Freecycle.org - mattress and all. Only problem...what does she sleep on now? Well we solved this problem with our Labor Day Project - Delaney's New Bed!!

Here is her room with her new mattress making a palate on the floor.



Everyone wanted to help with the project. Just click on the collage to see the pictures better (sorry for all the shirtless boys - but you know when it is a work day at the house....). The kids LOVED working with Dad and using all the fun tools.

These are the progress pics in the room. We took down her baby changing table and slid the plywood base in its place. We built a frame for the mattress, top rails so no one falls out of the bed and the end supports double as the ladder. B and D loved hanging out under the bed - it used to hold her dirty clothes and trash boxes (you can see them in the first pic) - now they are fun hiding places. We may make it into a desk area in the future.

The finished product with new bedding (note D's legs under the bed)


We have now painted her bed blue - but no picture of that yet - it will come.

Delaney I am so glad that you are actually sleeping in your new big girl bed. Praises also that the past 3 nights you have slept through the night without waking Mom up either to go potty or to restart your music or just because you didn't want to go back to sleep.