Jack's New Bedroom

When we found out that we would be having a fourth little one to add to our family, Steve and I immediately began discussing the bedroom arrangements in our house.  We went back and forth, playing out various scenarios and ultimately decided that the girls would continue to share their (large) bedroom upstairs and that Jack would be the one to move from his upstairs bedroom to the spare bedroom in the basement. 

There was no rush though.  Especially knowing that James would be sleeping in our room for the first couple of months anyway.

We still discussed it with Jack.  We talked about it for a couple of months leading up to the big day and Jack was extremely excited.

Finally the day had come!  Steve finished up some trim work in Jack's new room and then dismantled the spare bed that had been in there.  Then, they hung a few pictures and set to work transporting Jack's twin bed from his old room to his new room.

And then Jack did the cutest thing -- he used his sacred tool box and made no less than about 10 trips from the upstairs to the basement, moving each and every little thing that he deemed important.  Then he set them out, one by one, in selected spots. 

Among those important items?  Two chainsaw magazines and his camo bear from Grandma (the one that she had purchased for him but never had the chance to give to him personally before she passed away). 

Sitting in his new bedroom:

So far, Jack has spent the last four nights in his room with absolutely no problems.  Once he is down for bed (around 8 pm), he stays in bed all night until about 6:15 am or so.  At that point, I am up and moving around the kitchen.  He does have a bathroom down there that he can use -- if he needs to -- but once he wakes up, he just comes upstairs with his blanket and uses the bathroom up here.  All in all, we couldn't have expected an easier transition.