It is that time for us, after 11 years of almost constant use, the crib is ready for a break. This has been a fantastic crib for us. It is my crib from 40 years ago and both my brothers also slept in it. It was a lovely green shade with lead paint when we got it from my parents to use for the girls. It also didn't meet the new safety standards for width between posts. We stripped it, varnished it and Brad added spindles we had custom made to match so it would meet safety standards. It has held every one of our children. Helen and Mary shared it for the first 6 months of their lives until they got too big to share and then Mary used it for the next 18 months while Helen used Brad's old crib, Griffin used it for 3 and 1/2 years and Lewis has graduated to a big boy bed at the age of 3. It has been fantastic and I love that it was my crib too.
Girls crib in our room when they were first born without the extra spindles attached yet--note the wires which are hooked to the babies and their monitors to check their breathing and heart rate. Both girls are in the crib.
The crib in Griffin's room in our Pleasant Grove house with his matching bumpers and blanket made by our fantastic friend Michelle Rich and the new spindles attached.
In Lewis' room, we used the same bedding and bumpers. Now it is time to say farewell until we need to pull it out for grandchildren in 20 years.
Girls crib in our room when they were first born without the extra spindles attached yet--note the wires which are hooked to the babies and their monitors to check their breathing and heart rate. Both girls are in the crib.
The crib in Griffin's room in our Pleasant Grove house with his matching bumpers and blanket made by our fantastic friend Michelle Rich and the new spindles attached.
In Lewis' room, we used the same bedding and bumpers. Now it is time to say farewell until we need to pull it out for grandchildren in 20 years.
The beginning of the end....
"My want the baby bed." This lasted about 30 seconds and turned into....
"My help Daddy"
The end....
No more crib, just the big boy bed!
It is amazing that Brad could make spindles to exactly match the others and then install them to still be safe and strong and look like the original. I even counted them because I couldn't tell the difference. So where are you going to store it. I ask because Siena wants to save ours for her kids. It's been sitting in her closet for the last year and a half.
ReplyDeleteI will probably take it to my parents house in Flagstaff and store it in their garage attic which is where it lived before I got it and they have tons of space. i will be taking the cradle to them too!
ReplyDeleteSo sad that they are growing up so fast!
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