Things Learned

I can't believe my little guy is less than 2 weeks from being 1 year old. With Halloween approaching I am remembering last year anxiously waiting to see if he would arrive in October or November. Little did I know he was in no hurry to join the outside world.

I have been looking online for inspiration for his new room, which because I am a Fickle Fanny, will be completely different from his nursery. As I look online and see photos of new nurseries I notice little details that I wonder if they knew what I know now they wouldn't bother with. Looking back I am surprised at how little time we spent in the rocker in his room. For us it was just easier to feed on the couch but also with Declan sleeping through the night so early there wasn't really a need for middle of the night rockings and feedings. This is obviously not the case for everyone and if we had been in a house and not our condo that might have been different. The one main thing I notice relates to things hanging on the walls. From the start I knew I didn't want to hang any frames or anything hard on the wall above his crib because I am paranoid it would fall. I opted for a decal. I did put frames up above his changing pad though which proved to be kind of a waste. It is good for baby to have things to look at and stimulate their vision but I should have taken them down when he got to the age of reaching and grabbing. At that point all three were repeatedly knocked down until I eventually gave up and took them down. I just saw a nursery where they used curtain rods to hang baskets of diapers and such above the changing area. It was such a cute idea but will likely only last 6 months. I also mildly regret putting a shelf that was kind of low over his changing area because I definitely bonked both my and his head on it a couple of times. Things I will remember when it is time to set up our next nursery.

While packing up his room I came to the realization that I have an over-abundance of blankets for him. Some I registered for and some were more personal gifts. Had I known I likely wouldn't have registered for any blankets since I got so many anyway.

One thing I will say is that for me it was totally true what people said about not knowing how much you can actually love someone until you have a child. Not that I didn't believe it but until you experience it that concept can be hard to fathom.