But, in all seriousness, we've had a really productive past couple of weeks. We've been putting a lot of effort into the nursery, as documented in these tremendously cute pictures:
Most. Adorable. Elephants. Ever. The room is completely painted, most of the furniture put together (still need to purchase a glider/chair), wall stickers (like these elephants) hung up, and the shelves and wall hangings have been put up. We even have an orange pseudo shag carpet on the floor.
Ferocious lion perched on the top of the door frame. Pretty sure he's got his eyes on those elephants.
Surprisingly, there was a minimal amount of profanity resulting from putting the crib together. I did end up with a few extra pieces, though. The manual said they were "optional safety accessories." 
We hung these bookshelves, too. So far, we've only got two items to put on them. The one on the right is home to Erik and Heather's creepy expressionless lamb, and the one on left...
...is home to The Flying Circus of Physics. Would anyone believe me if I told you that Julia put that one up?
And finally, there's the flower-light hidden behind the giant leaf, and this is the changing table/dresser combo that Mops bought for us. This thing is a miracle of engineering design. Whereas the crib was an easy hour long project, this monster took an entire night. The cashier at Babies R Us told me this was the only model that didn't come pre-assembled. This thing had fifty different pieces; it's more complicated than the Space Shuttle. But I was triumphant (see triumphant picture from Julia's post for reference).Aside from the nursery, we did have Mops in town, and as Julia pointed out, she went flat-out berserk at Babies R Us. I now finally understand that the word "grandparent" comes from the Latin word for "buckets of money." Julia's right, though, this little girl will not be short on love.
One awesome item of note: yeah, I finally got to feel the little girl move. Pretty great feeling. It's really amazing to know that there's someone IN THERE, moving around, living the high-life. I sort of imagine her just relaxing in there. Cold beverage in one hand, headphones on, lounging in a bean bag chair.
I think I know what the next addition to the nursery is. Anyone know where I can buy a baby-sized bean bag chair?
So is the baby ever going to see that pink blanket, or has Chris claimed it for his own?
ReplyDeleteIf she's on a bean bag chair in there, she better be careful. I don't want to think about that will do to me if that thing pops. I mean, it's hard enough to get the baby out, but all those little beads? Man, that'll be a mess!
ReplyDeleteAnd Erik - You know how Chris loves pink. The poor girl will never get to use that blanket. That's one of many reasons why the room isn't pink. We'll teach him to share sooner or later :)
Finders keepers!
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