I'm sticking this under toddlers since both kids are now officially toddlers but feel free to move it to sleep or nursery or somewhere if you think it fits better

I apologize in advance for the novel that you're about to read but I feel like we should have a little back story to why we're thinking of doing what we're thinking of doing. We bought our house late last February and have been in it for over a year now. There are two stories and a basement. The upper story has two bedrooms and a 3/4 bath but no air conditioning or heating. For this reason we haven't moved the bedrooms upstairs like we wanted to when we bought the house. We're hoping to remedy this this summer.

Currently, we all have our own rooms. Hubs and I, followed by DS, followed by DD. DS is 2, DD is 1. DS has always had his own room. DD only got her own room starting at around 3 or 4 months. DS has been in a 'big boy bed' of some kind since he hit about 20 months because he was trying to climb out of his crib. DD is still very much in her crib and will stay there, standing, waiting for you to retrieve her. No leg lifting here. But she has started to climb into big brother's bed any chance she gets.

Both kids are sleeping through the night. DS started sleeping through the night at 11 m and DD just started sleeping through the night a week and a half ago. Hubs and I have been talking about getting them to room together before we move them upstairs in the coming months. I totally agree but it's for selfish reasons. I want my office back and less of a nursery, which is its primary function at the moment. It makes filing, paying bills, etc difficult because I don't have easy access to my desk. I tried moving all of my stuff into various cubby holes so that I can access it if she's sleeping but keeping everything organized in separate places has become a nightmare.

I know it's an eventuality at this point and there's no way to gauge how it'll go until we try but I'm nervous. How do you put two children down in the same room? Especially when they're both so young? After all, for the past year and a half (because I was pregnant and putting DS to bed was uncomfortable for me) Hubs has been putting DS to bed. They have a routine. DD and I don't really have a routine. Both kids toss and turn before settling down to sleep. Sometimes they're both out quick, sometimes DD talks in her crib for twenty minutes before falling asleep. What if DS gets up to check on her and they stay up all night?

I figure I'll have to put her down first, then him, but I'm quietly dreading this transition. Anyone have any comforting stories about their toddlers rooming together? Or a toddler and a baby? Someone tell me it's possible!