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I agree with daloislane! My kids are three years apart - our daughter is five and son is 2 - and they LOVE sharing a room. Our daughter actually begged us to put her little brother in the same room with her. She felt lonely in there without him. I think they sleep much better with the other one two feet away. Go for it!!

Are the runners installed upside down? I think we installed one of ours upside down and had to redo it. Good luck!

Ooh! Modern Mermaids "Healthy Hand Foamy." My fave germ-be-gone. Smells good, no harsh yucky stuff and I can share it with my kids. http://www.modernmermaids.com/category/Healthy_Hand_Soaps/c62

Also love the TruKid sunscreen, I use it every day. But of course, they are redoing the formula and it won't be available til Spring. Shoot! http://trukid.com/

Love those colors!

We have the Maxtrix bed with trundle. It doesn't pop up but it's a nice, sturdy, well-made bed. We don't have all the bells and whistles, just the basic bed (I don't think we need a SLIDE in our kids' room! http://www.maxtrixkids.com/beds.html

I used Baby Buddies toy straps (not plastic) and they come in a pack of two. I always give them at baby showers, too.

They are cool because you can also use them for a Lovie Leash or pacifier holder on. Of course, you can only get one toy on at a time...

http://shop.nurturecenter.com/babusetoyst2.html

Hooray for baby boy! Congratulations, Carrie!
From Missy and Jenny at Gearheadmom.

I think mine would be from a recent event - my 2.5 year old daughter was literally trying to smash one of her friends into the corner of the sofa. I removed her and we had to talk about it, why we don't smash our pals, etc. When I asked her why she did it, she said, "I really wanted my phone back, Mommy." Living with a two year old is like living within the pages of Lord of the Flies.

We've looked in to both Flexa and Maxtrix. Flexa is oco-tex certified, uses non-toxic finishes and pine. The downside is that the pine dings pretty easily (a friend of ours has one for her 3 year old) and they recently pulled out of all mom and pop stores to focus on their own retail storefronts, which makes them harder to find without heinous shipping charges. It was easy for my pal to put it together though and her child loves it.

Maxtrix was started by a designer from Flexa, is US based and not as environmentally friendly. They use sustainably forested birch but their site makes no mention of the finishes, etc. The birch is harder and therefore doesn't ding as much. The designs are a little fancier than Flexa and it's also a bit pricier. The models in our local furniture store look brand new after much test-riding and sliding by kids.

Can't wait to see it!