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I do the same, swordspoint. The girls love to empty the drawers out and put everything back, and their drawers are emptied out and rewashed so often anyway, I don't bother folding. When they get a bit bigger and their clothes are less fiddly, we'll start. When they were tiny I used the stacking flat unfolded items method.

They're not as sleek looking, but I'd go for one with the toys and lights/whatever. Babies love that stuff even if it doesn't go with the decor. My daughter still has fond memories of the little spinning starfish on her bouncer!!

My daughter is only 2, so she still needs help bathing, but I enjoy playing and talking with her too during bathtime.

I think this room is very cool-looking but not kid-friendly at all. Am I the only one? Everything looks like twigs and rusty old metal.

Oh my god, I LOVE the story about the Terrible Towel!!!!

My 22 month old sleeps with her baby doll and a rotating cast of stuffed animals - usually Minnie Mouse - every night. Occasionally she will also bring Little People or, my favorite, pictures of people to bed with her.

Just putting a hand towel or bath towel in the bottom of the tub/sink provided enough traction for mine at that age.

I always nursed on the living room couch... baby's room was too boring!! After she got older and more efficient a cozy chair in her room was fine, but otherwise I wanted to be where the action was!

I lived in a room smaller than this when I was in college, and I think the key is to NOT overload it with furniture, especially tall furniture, and just go with the bare minimum. It's more important to have SPACE in a room where you're going to spend a lot of time, like kids do in their bedrooms (or I did in a shared house). Instead of a large dedicated desk, I used a large wooden tv tray or a lap desk to do my homework while sitting on my bed. I would put the bed along the 7'3" wall, and probably just a normal bed, or maybe one that had drawers but not very tall. A custom shelving/storage solution for clothes, books, and toys could go in the alcove to the left, and I'd probably leave the wall with the window pretty empty, or either put a chair or some low storage like a trunk or small bookcase there. As he gets older he won't need as much storage but space to sprawl and lounge will be appreciated.

I second Pencils comments on the crib quilt. We used it for all of those things and now that my daughter's 1 and still in the crib, she actually uses it as a quilt to sleep under.

This room is definitely cute! Love the bedding.

Hey Amanda, I remember you from SFSU days when our boyfriends were roommates! Your daughter is adorable. Our little girl just turned one too, last week!
-"kickass" karen