The nursery

Right before I had Zoë I was going to post pictures of the nursery. And then I never did. But yesterday I decided that perhaps the fact that she can kick the end of her bassinet and bang on the sides--and often does so--was to blame for her less than stellar sleeping habits as of late. She grew out of the bassinet a while ago, but I've been loathe to move her into her own room. For one thing, she still eats during the night and it seemed more convenient to have her close. For another, Josh and I both felt like we would miss her. It's amazing how a room a few feet away can feel so far.

But, after three nights of very little sleep, I put her to bed in her crib last night. And she slept great. I was so worried about not being able to hear her (though I can hear every breath with the monitor) that the second she would start to babble--her nursing cue--I would bolt out of bed and practically run to the nursery. In other words, I was wide awake by the time I got back in bed and it took a while to fall asleep. Once I get over that though I think this new sleeping arrangement will work out just fine.

And so I suppose today, after Zoë's first night in the nursery, is a good time to finally post way more pictures of that room than you ever wanted to see. And we never did get to the walls--maybe by the time we have #2. We'll see . . .

The bed:

(Thanks to Sharon and Bill for letting us borrow this crib.)

Where the food goes in and out:



The media.


(As you might guess, I don't agree with Josh that all of the movies in this room are "kid movies." In any case, Zoë already tries to watch TV, though she's not allowed. She got more shots on Friday and while her legs were swollen and hurting, I let her watch Finding Nemo. She stopped screaming and was mesmerized. She also loves books already. Takes after both of us, I guess.)

The wall hangings.



I love this Klimpt. The bee was part of the card that came with the mobile Scott and Katri made (see below).

The mobiles:



(Both handmade and wonderful. My friend Lori made the second one. Zoë and I both love staring at all the details. Zoë is obsessed with it actually. I have to coax her to eat instead of gazing at it for hours.)

The curtains:

(My first attempt at such.)

The tree:

(Something I made mostly while pregnant.)

The End.