Transforming to a Toddler Room

With plans of potty training coming up sooner instead of later, finally converting from the crib to a toddler bed is upon us.  Part of me hates the idea to cause a disruption as Ashlynn sleep 90% of the time is really great.  Even if she does wake in the night, it's usually just for a lost paci or to turn the music back on her Tot Clock.   She stays put happily and quietly in the crib after she wakes until the clock turns yellow, so part of me is afraid to toy with this routine as after months of irregular sleep patterns it feels a bit "don't fix what's not broken".

On the other hand, with a girl who has the bladder of a camel and doesn't need frequent changes during the day, I need her to be able to get up if needed in the morning or after naps - the times she's most likely to go.

We will be converting her crib to a toddler bed instead of switching to an official "big girl" twin or full sized bed.  I hope part of this helps her still feel comfortable as the size and location of the bed won't change and it also allows us to get more mileage and value from our crib as we just purchased a second last year for Kenley and buying a whole new frame and mattress isn't really in our budget.  Her crib mattress is waterproof so that's an added bonus.

I asked her if she wanted a bed like mommy and daddy's (meaning pillow and blanket) and what she'd want it to look like.  Her answers range from pink to purple and strawberries to bunnies.  Honestly though, I don't think she has a clue what I'm really asking.

I don't plan on changing much in her room other than getting new sheets, duvet and cover, pillow case and then some new prints for her frames.  Her black out curtains are staying so that means her seafoam green wall colors and yellow accents need to be worked into the color palette.  We already purchased a lavender duvet cover so it's the sheets and pillow I want to have some fun with.

Here's my two ideas, and for reference, how her room looks now (just a lot cleaner!) and my original inspiration from when we moved houses.

If you've followed us since A's babyhood, you know her lovey is a bunny (BunBun) and she's just generally into bunnies over other animals, always choosing bunny options when available.  I love this lavender fabric with an orchid watercolor bunny print.  It's the happiest marriage of her favorite color and animal and keeps me from giving into the trademarked character sets I know well eventually get for her.   I would swap her prints with some adorable bunny themed drawings by this etsy seller.  I would move the prints back over her crib and get a new tissue garland by, Project Paper, to hang over her book case.

My other option is Ashlynn's other obsession, donuts.  I thought it'd be playful to have donut sheets and prints and accessories with various sweets, like this pillow, macaron print, and some wooden letters in "Sweet Dreams" to wrap the theme together.  I also love the tea party print of two girls playing, can't help myself.

Decision time!