Official "Nursery " transformation to Big Boy Room....

Jaxon has been out of a crib since the second time he climbed out, shortly after turning 18 months old. He is tall and was born taller than I expected (for my height), so I knew that keeping my baby in a crib for several years wouldn't be an option. We removed the front rail from his crib right after it become apparent that it no longer served its purpose and had become a safety hazard, instead.

Knowing that he was currently in a front rail-less bed that would seen need to become a big boy bed, I started thinking.Jaxon is still at an age where I get to chose (for the most part) the decoration in his room. I understand that his interests should be represented, but I still get to put my mark on it. As a mom, you really only get to dictate the style and interests of your children for the first several years, the nursery of course and the transition to "big kid" room before they really have a desire to see what they want in their room, to have their choices represented. I really do feel like this entire childhood deal is on fast forward. I found myself searching for a big kid room ideas back a couple months ago, and since Jaxon's 2nd birthday was fast approaching, I realized that it would probably be an ideal time to make the transition.

Because Jaxon's loves Cars and Mickey Mouse, the options for decor were easily narrowed down. I searched, with the help of my mom and sister for several weeks. I really wasn't that thrilled with any of the options in the patterns available. Let me tell you, boys are a hard beast to buy for. Clothes options are limited and bedding/room decor doesn't seem to be at the top of any designer's list. I don't really see that problem with girls, though I don't have one yet, so my assessment may be off-base.

After a bid of vacillating over the few options that I did have,  I decided that I really wanted to focus on Cars. There seemed to be more patterns available out there for decoration and the colors in the patterns were more broad. The final decision came when I received a text from my mom. She and my sister were shopping in Dublin and came across a Cars bed and a matching sheet/blanket set. Perfect. This set had varying blues, red, white and a smattering of a few other kills for depth. It was, by far, the best option I had seen. I jumped on it. Granted, this was back in April and I had no intention of making the transition until after Jaxon turned two. So, they brought home their finds and they sat in our garage hidden away from Mr. J until the time came.

Fast forward to July. I am off work and tackling various projects around the house. Jaxon's Big Boy room was high on the list, but something was preventing me from actually making the leak. I am still not sure what. Maybe the fact that his crib was finally be removed from his room and he official was a "big boy"?  I am still not sure what the hold up was. But, my sister came to help and once we pulled out the box that contained the pieces of Jaxon's new bed, Jaxon was thrilled. I think he knew what that meant.

He jumped in and helped- and I don't mean the toddler version where he was really in our way - he actually handed us tools and parts when we asked and truly was interested in what was taking place.

Here is a shot of the bed in his room.

I will add more pictures later of all the finishing touches (my mom made curtains and a diaper changing pad cover). We still need to change out the lamp and the switch plate for the light. But other than those minor additions, he has an awesome, vibrant Big Boy Room. :)

xoxo- LadyLewy