We might know nothin' about birthin' no babies, but we sure know how to prepare a nursery for them
Although we really hope Baby doesn't show up for at least 7 more weeks, our house is so ready for this little arrival. Matthew has been busy over the past months putting together furniture and babyproofing electrical outlets and I've been sewing up a storm. And finally the baby's room is ready for its blog unveiling.
We actually bought the crib four months ago on our first wave of getting ready for Baby. It looked so lonely in there for months, but now it looks so at home, with linens on the bed and more furniture throughout the room.
On the opposite wall we have the other essential -- the changing table. Finding a suitable one of those proved more challenging than I had expected. Almost all of the changing tables on the market today are changing table/dresser combos. The problem? They don't have rails on the top to ensure baby and the changing pad don't fly off the top of the table. Sure, there's a strap on the changing pad, but the pad's not attached to the table so all the strap does is ensure that if the baby falls off the table, the pad comes with. We finally found an attractive and safe model, which was an early shower gift from my parents on their last visit.
Late last week I finished up my big contribution to Baby's room -- a baby quilt. While the image of the expectant mom is to be knitting booties and little blankies around the clock, I have no idea how to knit and don't really enjoy crocheting all that much. So, I went with my strength and made a crib quilt. I had been wanting to make a quilt with this fish pattern for a while so this seemed like a perfect opportunity. And we stuck with bright primary colors for a gender neutral theme. I still need to finish the matching curtains, but I felt like the quilt was the most important piece since it's more like an heirloom. Ironically, however, with the current SIDS guidelines, infants aren't supposed to sleep with blankets until they're almost 2 years old. Even with that, I feel quite a bit of satisfaction in completing this personalized touch to welcome Baby into our family, and with plenty of time to spare.
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
