Where would you put my MIL?

sunshiny79

MIL is coming for a month (yikes) to stay and help before and after Liam gets here.

We are in a 3 bedroom duplex right now. DH and I have one room that the baby will sleep in for now and the boys sleep in another together with two twin beds. The third room is their playroom.

DH and I can't decide what to do with MIL. We ordered a full sized bed for her to sleep on.

Should we put her in the playroom? Should we move the boys' beds in the playroom (it shouldn't be too hard) and put her in their room? That would mean less playroom for the boys for a whole month.

Then my sister will be here the last week MIL is here (they leave on the same day). We're planning on my sister sleeping in one of the boys' beds and using an air mattress for DS.

Not sure why this is stressing me out but it is...any help?

ETA:  Okay, so here is what I'm going to do. I'll put MIL in the playroom. I don't want to move the boys if I don't have to, doesn't seem fair with all the other changes going on.

We'll take the ball pit down and switch the train table with the dresser. So the train table (and a bucket of toys) will be in the boys' room with their two beds.

The full sized bed and a dresser will be in the playroom along with any extra toys I could just store in the closet.

The dresser will be good for MIL to put her suitcase on top of (it's a 6 drawer waist level dresser). Phew!

My sister can stay in the boys' room with them and one of the boys will still have to sleep on an air mattress. We can move the train table to the dining room when that happens (it's only for a week).

 

penguingrrl

I would definitely give up the playroom so MIL has space of her own for that extended a visit. Whether you move the boys beds in there or put MIL in there is your choice, but I would definitely give her a private room. Not sure where to put your sister.

KathW

Where are you going to put the full size bed after she leaves?

Halo79RN

I would get a futon or daybed for the playroom.  we had one in our playroom in our old townhouse.  handy for guests... later you could always put the kids in there when people visit if the boys beds are more comfy.   but since you already ordered a full... put it in the playroom.  I wouldn't change the boys sleeping arrangement for a whole month.  

as far as your sister... do your boys ever sleep in the same bed? my two end up climbing into the same bed at night anyway.   airmattress may be so fun they both end up on it. lol.  GL 

sunshiny79

KathW:

Where are you going to put the full size bed after she leaves?

The frame folds up and we will wrap the mattress and put it all in the attic. We live in a two story house but it's two apartments (we're upstairs, neighbors are downstairs).

sunshiny79

Halo79RN:

I would get a futon or daybed for the playroom.  we had one in our playroom in our old townhouse.  handy for guests... later you could always put the kids in there when people visit if the boys beds are more comfy.   but since you already ordered a full... put it in the playroom.  I wouldn't change the boys sleeping arrangement for a whole month.  

as far as your sister... do your boys ever sleep in the same bed? my two end up climbing into the same bed at night anyway.   airmattress may be so fun they both end up on it. lol.  GL 

The boys have slept together on the air mattress before (queen sized), but there is no way they could both sleep in the twin.

I'm leaning towards putting MIL in the playroom too because then I won't have to move the boys. It's not like she's going to be sleeping at odd times during the day. I'll keep the boys out if she needs or wants to take a nap but honestly she knows she's coming to help with the boys so I don't expect her to be in bed all day

J&A2008

I would move the boys' toys into their bedroom so MIL has her own room.

sunshiny79

J&A2008:

I would move the boys' toys into their bedroom so MIL has her own room.

I can't really do that, they have a train table and a ball pit (I think we'll take this down for a while though). Plus they have a few bins of toys (no organization yet), it's just too much to move and not enough space with the two beds and a dresser.

Ugh, how frustrating is this?

Plus, I guess I just feel that I don't really want to move and disrupt them. They go to bed really well and sleep through the night. Plus with baby coming I don't think it's fair to change them up as well, kwim?

I think I'll just put MIL in the playroom and take down the ball pit.

 

littlemermaid

Why did you order such a big bed for one person?  I would have ordered a day-bed or futon and that way you aren't stuck with a huge mattress afterwards.  What are you planning on doing with this full size mattress after she leaves?

sunshiny79

littlemermaid:

Why did you order such a big bed for one person?  I would have ordered a day-bed or futon and that way you aren't stuck with a huge mattress afterwards.  What are you planning on doing with this full size mattress after she leaves?

Well, because she's a big person She's about 300 lbs. 

She won't be comfortable on a futon and it's too low for her to get up and down off of. We can use this bed later when we have a guest room. The frame folds up and can be stored easily, and the mattress will be wrapped. We'll store them in the attic. The size of the bed is not an issue, it was where to put her, but I think I've figured it out.

Zenya

"Thanks, MIL, but we don't need you to come for a month"

The End.

ok perhaps I project my own issues here

sunshiny79

Zenya:

"Thanks, MIL, but we don't need you to come for a month"

The End.

ok perhaps I project my own issues here

Lol!!!

Unfortunately I do need her to come. We don't know anyone here (just moved a few months ago) and I'd like to go on a date with my husband a couple times before baby gets here.

Plus I have a few appointments that I have to go to and one for DS1 that I don't want to drag both boys to.

It's a necessity, we get along alright and she really is a big help.

She'll be here two weeks before Liam is born and two weeks after.

littlemermaid

sunshiny79:

littlemermaid:

Why did you order such a big bed for one person?  I would have ordered a day-bed or futon and that way you aren't stuck with a huge mattress afterwards.  What are you planning on doing with this full size mattress after she leaves?

Well, because she's a big person She's about 300 lbs. 

She won't be comfortable on a futon and it's too low for her to get up and down off of. We can use this bed later when we have a guest room. The frame folds up and can be stored easily, and the mattress will be wrapped. We'll store them in the attic. The size of the bed is not an issue, it was where to put her, but I think I've figured it out.

Yes, you definitley could not have gone smaller than that or had her use an air mattress.  That definitely was not an option here.