Family Sleep Issues and the Bedroom Makeover

I woke up Thursday with a need to do another room from start to finish. The kid's bedroom needed to be rearranged. 

Landon's crib was right by the door and the light switch. This wasn't a problem when I was only using his crib for strorage, but since I had started to train Landon to sleep in his crib a few issues with this set up had become apparent.

The first night, he stood and held on to the side of his crib closest to the door and screamed.... for hours.  Every time I came into the room to comfort him and remind him I was still there, I would hit his head with the door. It just kept happening no matter how carefully I opened the door.

It is hard enough to comfort a baby who is all worked up from screaming. But each and every time I had just gently hit his head yet again.

That first night was horrible. In fact those first few nights were.

I am not even sure how or when the next issue came out. But somehow, in the middle of the night I heard him crying and all of a sudden he was calm and then just as suddenly he was all worked up again.

Upon listening closer, I could hear the little flick of a light switch at the start and stop of each of his cries.

When I woke up on Thursday, I knew that something needed to be done and it had to happen sooner rather than later. Or we would give up on Landon sleeping in his own bed again!

I spent that whole morning thinking about the puzzle. The kids have an oddly shaped room. I needed to move the crib away from the door but there isn't a whole lot of extra room to work with in there.

I had a great idea and started to move things around. I shuffled around the room moving first one thing and then another. It was like working a slide puzzle. Finally I found myself at the point of just moving one last thing into place.... and heaven forbid it won't go!! I try and I try and I try.

No! I didn't get the puzzle this far along and now have to move it all back? Surely it will fit!

I measured. It should be fitting. There is enough room.

And then I remembered, The baseboards!! They are 1 inch extra around the whole room.

I measured again. Sure enough, if the baseboards weren't there it would fit just fine.

There is no other way to arrange the room so that the door closes and Landon isn't right by the light switch.

Can I pull it out myself.... Sure, I can do it. It is my house. Is Andrew going to be mad.... Maybe.... but would it solve the problems Yes it would.  So.... why not?  My next thought, Where is the hammer?

After pulling the baseboard and continuing to slowly work the pieces in, I can now say that the puzzle really is solved.
Here is the view from just inside their room.

 

 Here is what is looks like from the closet.

 

And finally what the door way looks like.

 

I couldn't move the bed any further towards the doorway or it wouldn't close. 

Here is what they see from where their beds meet now....

Do you see those toys nicely put away! I am a happy mommy today!

I have to sat that there is still some room to improve... This is what we consider jammies being put away.... I am sure that this plan would fly with my mom. 

 But at least they have a place.