Room Decor

Last night, I met my friend Lisa and another friend for dinner. It comes as no surprise that babies was a hot topic of conversation last night.

We were talked about how to decorate Polliwog's room. We had considered a red, black, and white color scheme, since that's what newborns can see most clearly. That would be interesting, but probably harder to change down the road. We have a lot of yellow left over from painting Eric's room, as well as royal blue, teal green, and orange. We will probably use up the leftovers somehow.

When I was pregnant with Eric, I wanted to decorate the nursery with Peter Rabbit. However, it was completely impossible to find any Peter Rabbit stuff. The search was long and fruitless. He ended up with Winnie the Pooh. . .which was cute, but not Peter Rabbit.

I learned a lesson. See what's available first, then decide from those options.

I've started looking. I'm liking little yellow duckies. Gender neutral and cute and baby-appropriate. Plus, we have yellow paint. That makes it economical, as well. Once we finish Eric's planet room, we'll move him out of the smaller bedroom and start setting that up for Polliwog.

My friend Lisa has a changing table she's done with. Her daughter turns three this month, and is moving to "big girl" furniture. She described it as "wood" and I suspect it's oak, but it doesn't really matter. It will be perfectly adequate, and provides us with a starting point in the world of baby furniture.