MusicMama's Profile

What a creative use of space! And so well done.

How do you like the Urban Outfitters Rug on your hardwood floors? I really want to get a few of those rugs for my home, but have read reviews that they are too "slidey" for hardwood floors. What has your experience been?

I have two girls ages 5 and 2 1/2. They have always shared a room and it works just fine. Even when baby woke in the middle of the night, it didn't bother her older sister. She slept through the crying and I always picked up the baby fairly quickly. I can only think of a couple of times they have woken each other up, but they always went back to sleep quickly. Now that they are older, it takes longer for them to actually go to sleep at bedtime because they are talking and singing to each other. I think that is sweet though. =) My advice is to try it and see how it works out. Every child is different.

I think it depends on if you are planning to have more children and how close together they are. My 2 girls are three years apart and so we used the crib for #2 and got a "big kid" bed for #1. In that case, it would have been much more expensive for us to have to buy another crib. But, if you are going to have 2 really close together and they will both need to be in a crib for a while...then maybe the convertible crib is the way to go.

We love to listen to Casper Babypants. Weird name, I know, but he is actually the lead singer of POTUSA and has three great kids albums. We also love the Medeski Martin and Wood Children's album and wish they would record another!

In our home, the french press method is SO much faster than the drip machine. We only use the drip machine if we are entertaining too many people and we can't get enough coffee out of the french press. Not sure how the french press is a fancy method.

Our parents (A.K.A The Grandparents) always want ideas, so I make a small list and hopefully they choose something from that. Because we are also blessed with limited storage, I try to have a few, "consumable" ideas on it. Things like a zoo membership or art class, or even art supplies! This is especially important for us now that we have more than one child in a small home.

I really wish we could have gone straight to a twin bed. Unfortunately with toddler and baby sharing a room, there was not space. So, we got a hand-me-down toddler bed from a cousin and bought an inexpensive Ikea crib mattress for it. I was annoyed at having to buy another crib mattress that we will not use again, but Oh well!

The cute little creature pedals? Aww...I think I would have a hard time not unrolling the entire thing just to see that. My 2 year old does not have that much self-control. =)

Right now since our daughter is so young (2 1/2) , we just get her one thing that we think she will really like. She doesn't need, nor do we have room for lots of toys. I always encourage the exited grandparents to think of things that will be easy to store, but I know the reality is that they will do whatever they want. =) The one gift from mom and dad hopefully balances out the overload from the grandparents. We are giving her a Rody this year.

This bedding is simple and beautiful!