100th Post! And My First baby Item

Most people probably reach their 100th post much sooner. I will have had this blog two years in January. Obviously I am a slacker.

(Baby related stuff)

I finished the crib over a week ago, but it has been too dark and gloomy to take a pic. Well, its still dark and gloomy, but I took one anyway.
We went with a crib from Ikea. Its not that I am cheap, but rather, we have limited space and needed something with no frills. And it is still huge. Seriously this thing is almost as big as our double bed. I cannot even imagine having one of those tall monstrosities everyone else seems to have. As it is, I can barely open my dresser drawers with the crib pushed up against the wall. If it had been even one inch deeper, it would not have fit. Or we would have had to rearrange our furniture into some ridiculous configuration. Although since I cannot open my closet door, can it really get much more ridiculous?




This paint is Behr Ultra with the primer already mixed in. The color is called Lemon Zest and it was from some Disney collection. I had to give it about five coats and it actually looks like crap if you pay attention. If I had to do it over again, I would have just used spray paint and then let it air outside for a couple weeks. All those bars and angles were quite labor intensive. Painting was worth it though because otherwise it looked a bit institutional. I actually like the simplicity and the fact that it sits so low. I figure when the kid gets to that age where he tries launching himself from the crib, he'll have a shorter fall to the hardwood floor. It reminds me of an old playpen my grandma used to have.

Having a crib taken care of, coupled with my last scan, has pushed me into the realm of excitement. It is there, burbling under the surface. I even started a registry on Amazon.com and spend a lot of time reading reviews of varying products. I am excited about being excited, since I was wondering when it would happen.