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Before my son was born I picked up a print for his room that simply states: "Become who you are", I thought it was such a perfect statement for someone just entering the world.

I'll chime in with my favorite, Benjamin Moore's Oxford White. It's a little more of a true white compared to the warmth of Cloud White. After working in an environment for several years that was painted in Cloud White I grew to gradually dislike it...too yellow for me. But paint clour, even white, is super personal and very dependant on the light you have in your home. I'd agree with everyone else that Zero-VOC is the way to go, plus all of Benjamin Moore's Zero-VOC paints are considered all-in-one paint and primer so though they aren't the cheapest paints, they do cover well so you won't be wasting paint, time and money on several coats! If you can get the under advertised Benjamin Moore Eco Spec - their Zero-VOC contractor grade paint - it's a little more economical but still fantastic quality. Good luck!

I immediately bought the book on Amazon after reading this post! We've got the first two books and they're my favorites in my son's book collection...still can't read "Where You Came From" without tearing up. I'm really hoping that, in the future, they'll collaborate on a book involving a sibling entering the picture.

One Christmas my mom, in an effort to give my sister and I a super special gift (and likely also due to the fact that CPKs were sold out everywhere), hand-made a couple jumbo CPKs for us. Unfortunately they proved to be a lot of work and on Christmas morning mine was complete, but my sister's had no hair! Luckily she was a toddler and could've cared less, and I was smart enough not to be too obvious about how disappointed I was about not getting the real thing. My mom must've sensed it, though since the next Christmas we had two "real" CPKs under the tree.

Well done! Like many commenters before me, I'm also not normally a fan of "theme rooms" but this one is beautifully done and easy to change along with a growing childs' tastes. And if your little one does grow to share a love for Star Wars you absolutely have to make this growth chart by Geeky Dad:

http://geeky-dad.tumblr.com/post/3869493918/my-daughter-is-turning-one-soon-and-i-decided-we

I was on the hunt for wool puddle pads before my son was born but was also reluctatant to shell out the big bucks for them. However, I came across the same wool melton used for puddle pads on the Plum Project fabric website:

http://shop.plumproject.com/

The material is not exactly cheap, but you can make it to the exact size you want, plus if you have time to wait they have some decent sales from time to time. I lucked out and bought mine 40% off! Good luck!

PS. It's also a Canadian website with great service and speedy delivery!