Before the boys were born, we didn't have time/energy/motivation/money to put together an awesome nursery. I was on bed rest, Jon was traveling, it was not a priority. Then the boys got transitioned to toddler beds fairly early since Nate started climbing out. Anything not tied down in that room was quickly destroyed so we set it up like a little prison cell.
In the new house, we will finally decorate their rooms. When asked how they wanted their rooms decorated, they both yelled STAR WARS!
Alex's room still has toddler beds so I bought a $15 fleece Clone Wars blanket for him at Target. Nate has our old guest room bed so I used a Pottery Barn gift card to get him the Milennium Falcon blanket. I got them pillowcases and stuffed Yodas and there are plans to finish out the whole room.
I set up the rooms over my lunch break and showed them to the boys last night. We looked at Nate's first and they both squealed in delight! We looked at Alex's and Nate threw a huge fit because he wanted Alex's blanket. He started complaining about his (very awesome) bedding and he would not stop.
I ripped that bedspread right off his bed and told him, "If you don't like it, you don't get it." He cried and cried, "I love it now!!!!"
Oh yes, you do. You better!
13 comments:
So funny because I pulled the exact same thing with Jadyn last night. Except it had nothing to do with Star Wars blankets.
Yeah, we have things like that pretty much constantly here. . .
Ugh, sorry! I would have handled it the same way. I think we are over-sensitive to wanting them to appreciate what they have because we know they have SO MUCH.
Good for you!
Its so funny how much they flip flop at this age. Cam is getting a big bed for his birthday. So I thought since he was moving from a toddler bed we would change his bedding and room theme. He has changed his mind five times already. Funny thing is he keeps coming back to Jungle which by the way was his nursery and toddler room. Go figure.
I'm disappointed this doesn't happen more often in your house bc it happens ALL the time in mine :)
Definitely something I say but at not quite 2 Cameron doesn't understand it yet. But she will!
Seems like the perfect response to me.
To this day, my father makes sure to spend the same amount on my sister and I at Christmas. If he buys us steaks, he looks for two packages that cost the same amount. Everything for the two of us is always equal. It sounds to me like you understand exactly why he does this.
Elijah still has his Batman bedding but I think it might be time for a change. Maybe I can suggest new bedding for his birthday, he'd freak for Star Wars bedding. Can't wait to see pics when it's all finshed!
Oh I just love it when they change their tune so fast. Really kind of makes you want to scream, huh?
OMG, I would have done the same thing. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THIS, DAMMIT!
Glad he came around so quickly. :-)
This is exactly why I blogstalk you!
I would have done the exact same thing. Then felt like I should've handled it better.
I'm also intrigues about your allowance plan. When did you start with it? My girls are a year younger than your guys & I poach a lot from you ;)
Yep! You showed him! :o)- Sounds JUST like Nathan.
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