Another Step Away...

Another step away from baby. Today Rylan graduated from his toddler bed to a regular, big boy twin bed. Wow. He was thrilled to jump into his new covers and try it out. He picked a sports theme which is fun and appropriate. The room is a work in progress but the bed is in, made, and currently being slept in as I post this.

It's a bit sad to me. I LOVE his crib/nursery bedding and now I can't decide what to do with it. It's not just the bedding but the paintings, the cross stitch pictures, wall decor and blanket that were made to match. Of course those vintage airplane things are still up in his room until I collect the little boy things that will replace the baby things. I cannot just keep hanging on to these things but getting rid of them is a gigantic step. And in attempting to make that step, I'm afraid that I will trip and fall flat on my face. Truth of the matter is, if we ever do experience that miracle blessing of another baby, there will be some room sharing going on and yes, I'm that person, who will want things to coordinate. So, the rational person would look at it and say "eBay, here I come!" but me... I will probably box it up and put it under my bed until who-knows-when.

It's not that I want Rylan to stay a baby I'm just still finding it a little hard to grasp the fact that there isn't a baby in the family as I had expected there to be by this time of year. No, I'm loving watching Rylan grow and come into his own. He has a sense of humor, can swing a bat and a golf club like nobodies business, is very clever and he gives the best hugs and kisses, oh, and his laugh is seriously contagious. I just wasn't prepared to be moving forward without another little one, that's all...