01.11.09

Party at my crib

Posted in Baby, Family, New York Life at 11:32 am by rachel

I’m growing pretty fast, so you’ll find me at my crib these days. Mama and Pops recently woke up a couple times to find my feet hanging over the side of my bassinet, so they decided it was time for an upgrade.

The old configuration:

I used to sleep in the bassinet of my stroller, right next to Mom and Dad’s bed, which was convenient for feedings in the middle of the night. Downside? Dad couldn’t get into his armoire without rolling the stroller out of the way.

I do have a full-sized crib to sleep in, but it was a little much for my current size – and more importantly, the size of our current digs (did I ever mention we live in a 400-square-foot prewar apartment?) My great-granddad DeWitt, grandma Barb, and mom all slept in this antique crib when they were babies:

Don’t worry – last summer a welding shop has completely redone the crib to meet today’s safety standards, adding slats to the sides and stripping the paint and replacing it with non-toxic, kid-friendly one. But it monopolized my corner, so for now, it’s going into storage until we move this summer.

Instead, I’m sleeping in a portable crib, which means that my nursery corner can fit both a crib and the swing Mama and Pops borrowed from their friend Michelle.

The crib folds away so it’ll be easy to use later on, maybe for a little brother or sister, and it may go to Grandma Barb and Grandpa Chuck’s place once we move. It’s pretty easy to put together, once you figure out the directions. I distracted Mama a bit, so it took her the better part of an afternoon to finish.

In fact, she had to take a picture of the directions and blow it up on her monitor to consult during the process:

I tested it out, napping with my new teether, Sophie:

Hey, you wanna come over?

(psst…I’m not really able to pull myself up yet. It’s a trick Mama and Pops played to take this picture. I love to “stand,” though, and am trying my hardest to do so on my own!)

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