For those of you with a really good memory, you might remember that way back in early December I put Jack's bed together - basically to get it out of the garage, but also figuring what could it hurt? Well, what I didn't realize was that by putting a twin sized bed in Ellie's then sleeping-in-a-toddler-bed room I was really just encouraging her to want a twin sized bed.
You see, that bed was set up for all of about a day before Becca and Sophie started asking to nap in it. About a week later Ellie decided she wanted her chance to nap in it too. Then she began to ask to sleep in it at night as well. Then, she just wanted to use that bed all the time and not her own. So, what was a mom to do? Would you tell your almost two-year-old that no she could not move out of her toddler bed into a twin sized bed? Seriously? No, I didn't think so. So... that bed actually turned out to be Ellie's bed (seen here in these pictures) and I went back to the drawing board for Jack. But that was okay, because I had plenty of time given how slow everything was moving.
Well, a few months ago one of my wonderful Fort Meade friends, Kiley Henry, was packing up to move - a common occurrence here on a military base. Kiley's family has been very supportive of our adoption from the start and realized as they were packing they might be able to help us out in the furniture department. They had a beautiful wood captain's bed stored away that they were not planning to move back to Alabama with them so they offered it to us for Jack. It was PERFECT! And it is now set up in Jack's room just waiting for him - as it has been since late March.
And did I tell you that his room is themed on pirates? By his roommate's choice? Yep, Ellie LOVES pirates and that works out just fine as she and Jack will be sharing a room. A much better match than the girls across the hall who wanted a "princess room" with "all the pinkness." Looks like Jack got the better deal there. =)
So, finally, here are the pictures of Jack's bed and the bedroom waiting for him. Be sure to take special note of the JACK artwork above his bed. It is a custom made name put together by Megan Nickey, yet another Show Hope family member. All four pictures are from China with the last two from Maria's. Enjoy!
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| Jack's side of the room |
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| Down the middle. The picture on the wall is a one-of-a-kind Jake & the Neverland Pirates coloring page. One-of-a-kind because it was colored by me. Ha! |
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| Ellie's bed (the original Jack bed...) |
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| More pirates and another one-of-a-kind - Capt. Hook and Mr. Smee |
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| You probably can't tell, but that's Tinkerbell by the door - seemed fitting. |
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| Jack's bed |
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| JACK J - The Great Wall A - Dragon from Luoyang City C - Windows of MBHOH K - Sidewalk of playground at MBHOH |
P.S. I know it still looks a little girly right now, but I don't want the girls breaking in Jack's boyish toys before he arrives so they are still hidden in the closet. You'll have to wait on those. =)
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