bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

Need some feedback here - preferably from someone else in my position!

We have a cape with 2 bdrms downstairs and 1 bdrm upstairs. We're downstairs and the other bdrm is where my toddler, Emily is now. OUr baby is in our room still.

We have to move someone upstairs, but cannot decide if it should be Sarah, 4.5 mths old, or the 3 yr old Emily. There are pros and cons to both:

Sarah - doesn't know the difference yet, but she can wake easily with loosing a binky, teething, etc. That would be a PITA running up and down the stairs.

Emily - she sleeps well at night but is potty trained, bathroom is only on 1st floor. She still wears a diaper at night for now, but once a child is nighttime trained, how often do they get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom??

So, what would you do in my position? Who would you move upstairs farther away from you? Suggestions appreciated!

Re: bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

I know I'm no help Teri, but I wouldn't move either of them up. There's no way Em can make room for Sarah in her room?

If I *had* to move one of them up, it would definitely be Sarah.

I have 2 BRs up and 2 down - S & K share a room - I wish they could share it until they're teenagers, but eventually we'll move S up (not before he's 6 or 7, though).

Re: bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

Hmm, I'm no help either, but I would put Emily upstairs if I were in that position. I would want the baby the closest to me...

As far as night time potty time, Andrew is trained at night, and he gets up to go pee. It's not every night, but it is often... HE does drink water before bed though, its part of his bedtime ritual.. I am sure if we cut it out, he wouldn't be up as much, but I would guess its about 1x about 4 times a week.

The only other thing I can suggest is maybe moving your bedroom upstairs and letting the girls each have a room downstairs??

Re: bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

I have a cape with rooms like yours. DH and I sleep up and my 9yr old has one rm and my 2yr old and 8mo old share the other. It was VERY hard in the begining but I child proof my entire house. I have a chain lock on my front door so nobody can get out and I also put a gate up so if someone would wake up I would hear them on the monitor. I made this decision because with my house the upstairs ceiling is really slanted and I did not want everyone up their playing during the day while I was down stairs. But hopefully with in the next yr or two my dh will be doing a doormer and making all the bed rms up. Then I will feel much better at night but for the mean time I just have deal with it. Good Luck and do what makes you feel comfy.

Re: bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

this is why capes can s*ck I really don't want to move our bdrm upstairs but there is no easy solution. Whomever is upstairs it will be a PITA.....and I can't have them share a room, the 2nd bdrm downstairs isn't large enough and they are both really light sleepers.

Re: bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

Teri, I would move Emily up. Lauren never gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I don't know how Emily is though with that. It's so hard and I would be torn as well. Would you consider putting them both up there? Or is this the playroom/office?

ETA: ok forget my last usggest about moving them together, sorry. Try it out with Emiily first and if you feel it doesn't work for a month than try Sarah.

Message edited 10/22/2007 8:52:16 AM.

Re: bdrms on two dif. floors - what would you do?

I would move the older one upstairs - particularly because she's going to be aware of a switch sooner. If she doesn't work you can always put the baby up.