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Nice idea!

Should the drawer be reinforced first? I wonder if the strength of the tension could compromise the drawer after a while.

I have a feeling my daughter's drawers won't be deep enough, so perhaps a moot point.

Love that the before pics were included. Nice transformation!

I love that wallpaper! I want the grey version for my place.

Thought I'd give my two cents about the Eames rocker. We had one for my daughter. It was comfy to use with her. Both my husband and I liked it. And she loved it too. But your decision to go with a cosier chair will likely be better for nursing (if you choose to nurse). The Eames rocker was not uncomfortable for nursing, but it doesn't have great neck and head support. So if you find yourself looking down or struggling with latching (hopefully not!) a lot, you'll be thankful for a chair with good support.

Congratulations on the room, but more importantly, the baby!

I think this safety advice is really important. We started off well, but our car has become a serious junk box since having a kid. We recently went through all of the toys that had managed to make their way into our car and brought all the hard ones back into the house. It's often the small toys that we're inclined to let our daughter bring into the car, and they're usually the worst choices as they're most often hard.

When we had our first car seat installed at the local police station, they also gave us the advice to not use the sun shade on the car seat while in the car, and to avoid using any sun blockers on the windows that have hard components (usually they stick on by suction cups). If sun blocking is necessary, they recommended the films you can get that stick on by static charge.

This solution only works when not in use. And it actually kinda promotes getting close to the fire place. I think it looks like fun. But I wouldn't necessarily see this as a great safety measure.

I agree with the suggestion to use white, and I like the editor's suggestion to think of lavender. However, I wouldn't go vivid and strong, I'd go soft. A soft lavender or periwinkle colour would look really nice with a deep, rich colour like the one you've used. A soft robin's egg blue could also work really well. I personally think robin's egg blue is a feminine colour, but I understand that it may not be girly enough.

Congratulations, by the way!

I love these. Our daughter got three of them in her stocking from Santa. They're hanging above her bed. She loves them!

We cloth diapered with our first and had a big pail with a filter. I used a diaper service (highly recommend it), and the bag went out once a week. In retrospect it would've been nice to have a pail with a foot-activated lid. Now that she's really only wearing diapers at night, they're disposables, and I have a Dekor. I love that I can use my foot to open it. My sister had one and recommended it. She said it doesn't stink at all. Well, she has a newborn, and I have a toddler. So I will say, once you have a kid eating real food, when the trap door is open the thing stinks! But it's a nice size, keeps her hands out, and is inoffensive looking. So I'm glad I have it. I don't think it would've been big enough for a week's worth of cloth diapers. But disposables shouldn't be a problem.

That said, it sounds like you don't really need anything fancy. If you can keep on top of the diapers daily, any old garbage can will do.

Our daughter chose from some animals through Plan Canada. She enjoyed looking at the animals and hearing the descriptions of how they'd help the family that receives them. And in the end, she went with rabbits. Because she picked the animals to send, we didn't really need to have a card sent to her saying we'd donated in her name. But we chose to anyway. She's only 2.5 years. Although the card hasn't arrived yet, we think it will be a good opportunity to remind her of the rabbits she picked and talk again about what the season of giving means. Just to reinforce it.

I wanted the Plan Toys one so badly. I love the way it looks and I especially loved the small footprint. Our house is little, so it would've been a good fit. But, I could justify the price. We got the one from Ikea without the upper cabinet, and it has held up well, it's not garish, and our daughter continues to play with it almost daily. She usually plays with it when we're making dinner.

I hear there are some play kitchen-related toys on the way this Christmas. Both family and friends have hinted about food and accessories. So I'm thinking I may just need to buy the upper cabinet. Seems crazy to me that my daughter's play kitchen may be getting a renovation!

That first one by Hape is pretty cute.