Here's a sneak peak of what the boys' rooms all look like these days . . .
Big boy Connor scored the old recliner in his room, complete with one of his old baby blankets draped over the back and his Wall-E pillow that we picked up on our Florida trip over Christmas. I've had this chair for years, before kids (and the husband even), back when my parents were nice enough to furnish me with a brand new house to live in while finishing up college (yes, you may hate me now). It's was a staple in the boys' nursery - Connor's in our old house, and the twins' in the old house and in this house (this room, actually). It was also briefly in the guest room, so Baby Claire is the only other baby who's been rocked in it (that I know of, anyway)!
Connor's room is pretty basic. A full-size bed, a few shelves (including the fun personalized bookshelf in the corner), and some furniture. And lots of Lightning McQueen accessories.
Enter Sawyer's room (aka, the twins' most recent shared room). Do you recognize the bed? It's our old crib (first Connor's, then Sawyer's) that converts into a full-size bed. The boys had finished off the other full-size bed we did have, breaking the headboard apart at the seams to the point it was looking kind of dangerous.
Old crib decor hanging on the walls - the two comforters that came with the crib bedding, you know, the ones no one ever actually uses. And those flannel sheets, also circa my old house in college. He chewed through the other jersey knits ones that we had on it (he bunched it up in his hand and kind of sucked on it like one might a blankie, if you're wondering). The good news is he doesn't seem to like the taste of flannel!
Welcome to Xander's new room, aka the recently departed guest bedroom. Although, we must warn you, it will still double as such. We will double two of the boys up, put on some clean sheets, and offer this one to anyone in need of an overnight stay (it's either that or the pull-out bed on the sectional downstairs, in the middle of the living room with no blinds on the glass doors).
Minimal decoration. They boys still like to pull stuff off the walls at odd hours, usually when they're tired of sleeping and we're not ready to be awake, at say 4 a.m. We did move one piece of furniture in, simply to have a high place for the CD player (we use it at night as a bedtime cue), and the old baby monitor that is sparingly used these days (usually when the boys are sick and we want to keep a closer watch on them).
And that's it. That's the new sleeping arrangement. Cross your fingers that it helps. Heaven knows that we are, at least for one of our little guys. We can't have them falling asleep in school all the time!