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hahha. i remember when i thought all i cared about was design! then i actually had the kid! if it works, i use it. its not like they dont grow out of things in a couple of months.

i always thought that i would never want to stay home when i became a mom. wait--i never even thought that i would be a mom or married! but here i am, married, and mother to an 8 month old boy. i remember saying to the president of my company, "dont worry i will be coming back, im not the stay at home type." at the time i thought that my maternity leave was generous but now in hindsight, its was pretty terrible. i had the time off but i was only paid for two weeks and the disability checks were embaressing.
but now, ive just given notice, realizing that i cant get back this time with my son. no matter what. i am very scared at the prospect of not having adult interaction all day, and this is something that i am working on. i am taking this opportunity (and a very lucky opportunity i have) to be with my son, and work on my own projects. my husband as said numerous times that he would be more than willing to be a stay at home dad, but since his job supplies our family's very nice health insurance he will remain in the work force.
i think that the women who stay home are brave and dedicated but at the same time i also feel that women who are returning to work, and leaving their children in the hands of another (or father or partner) all day are just as admirable. i can speak from both sides here, its exhausting to be a mother no matter what your circumstance.
what i do think? people are debating about it too much and quite often the people who this most intense views on the issues arent even parents at all.

thanks everyone! right now we have been using the cap to a bottle the same shape as a shot glass. he totally prefers big people cups. thanks for all of your help!

sara, thor and baby henry!

bad idea. we have similar ones from design within reach and they are floppy and all the recycling falls out!

where did you get that blanket hanging over the crib?

my sister got us that lamp from crate and barrel as a wedding gift. we ended up using it in the nursery instead.

also, to comment on dollhouse...we use the wooden utensils at our lakehouse (which has no running water or electricity) because they are biodegradable and we can put them in the compost heap..they are way better than plastic!

brio makes awesome sets. we also saw some at ikea this weekend that were the same style!

my husband and i have these metal radiators that are lower and dont look like that. we are really worried about the baby burning himself, we also wondered if that was the responsibility of the landlord to take care of that, covering them? we also have an issue with our water in the past several months where it switches from ice cold to scalding hot and then back again. there are only three apartments in our building and the water was fine before.
it seems like if a landlord has to replace lead paint they should also provide other safety measures. any ideas?

I think that a tiny dot pattern would be really nice? Is the pear pattern for the bumper?