This is Where I Now Spend My Time

The past five weeks have gone by in a flash.  It’s amazing to me just how much time each day is spent taking care of this little one.  Truly, from the time I wake up until I go to bed my world revolves around this baby.  Which is why I’m glad that before he arrived, [...]

Nursery Preparations

We live in a tiny, tiny house.   But we’re also very fortunate we have a second bedroom in this tiny house which, up until now, has been used as a guest room.  Actually, it’s been a lot more than that – it’s been home to my cat, and then our dog, and even to [...]

A Sweet Gift

A few days ago I was at home waiting for our crib to be delivered when I received a box in the mail.  It was super heavy and at first I wasn’t sure who had sent it. The label merely said, “enjoy reading” and had a name that I didn’t recognize.  I stared at it [...]

Trying to Agree on Art

Everyone’s tastes vary so differently when it comes to art.  Knowing this, I am amazed that the CPA and I have any art work in our house at all.  He tends to go for traditional pieces while I often choose art based on the room in which it is going to be displayed.  Normally we [...]

Bumpity, Bump, Bumper

Over the past few weeks I have given a lot of thought to the nursery that we are in process of putting together.  I have no idea why it has been so difficult, but for some reason I have really been struggling with getting this room started.  Maybe it ’s because it all seems to [...]

Dream Home: Nursery

The more the CPA and I talk about starting a family, the more we think about our house and how it will work with our plans.  While it’s premature to design a nursery, of course, I couldn’t help but think about it the other day as we were sitting in our spare bedroom.  I casually [...]