Tristan's room

To be fair, I need to post pictures of Tristan’s room. We leaned towards colors and patterns again instead of a traditional theme. We wanted to make this room gender neutral and if we needed to, there were plenty of places to add pink or girly accents. We used frogs for accents because they were cute and also because when I was little and Renae, Adam and I shared a room in Michigan, my Mom used froggie wallpaper. I used to fall asleep counting the frogs on my wall and loved it, so for me, frogs also have some sentimental value. Plus, the frogs playing band instruments were perfect for our family. We were blessed with Tristan so there was no need for any girly stuff. I’m not a fan of decorating with the typical themes anyway, because maybe that child won’t like sports or princesses, etc. We never got a chance to post these pictures on the original blog. We moved only a few months after he was born and because I loved how his room turned out, we recreated it in the new house on a much larger scale. Talk about a time-consuming idea/pattern… But, I still just love it. It’s still my favorite room in the house. Part of Tristan’s night-time routine is rocking in the rocking chair and singing songs. When it’s my turn to put him to bed, after he has fallen asleep in my arms, I enjoy sitting quietly in his room just holding him. Of course, who doesn’t like to hold a sweet sleeping baby (okay, he’s not such a baby anymore)? Both James and I will be sad when it comes time to repaint or move. We put a lot of thought, time and energy into both of our kids’ rooms. Tristan also loves his “bubbles” and his froggies!

There are supposed to be frames that hang on ribbons from the knobs on the wall above the dresser. However, while changing diapers, Tristan would kick the frames and and then one day he pulled down one of the knobs. The frames will be re-hung once we no longer need to use the dresser as a changing table.