Rock a bye baby

Ouch. Ouuuuuch. I think I may have overdone it a little bit with the unpacking.  I now have a unshakeable shooting pain in my right hip/backside, which I suspect is sciatic nerve related. It hurts like billy-o to walk, sit or turn over in bed- and I am reduced to hobbling from room to room and up and down the stairs.  Yesterday I was blanching with pain in the DIY store as we wandered about inspecting the various curtain poles.  Crawling home, I lay for an hour on the sofa with a hot water bottle pressed to my posterior.  The dog decided to help by curling up next to me as well- rather sweet, except he kept farting, which was disgusto and amusing by turns.

I'm a dumbass, with only myself to blame- being overzealous in my efforts to get this place into order has obviously meant my body giving a large traffic ticket, forcing me over into the slow lane. So be it.

On a happier note, having managed to get the bulk of the house in semi-livable condition, it frees me up to embark on a much more pleasurable pastime- baby shopping.  AT LAST. 

Now, I realise this is a topic that people seem to either love or hate- there are those who take giddy delight in the details of someone else's purchases, and others who become irritated at having to hear all about the procurement of what they consider expensive, frivolous items.  If you fall into the latter category, I suggest you may want to look away now.  Personally, I love a bit of shopping and I've waited over four years to have the enjoyment of kitting out a nursery, so now that it's finally happening, I am going to burble over a little and share.

I should add that I have not completely hog wild, since there has been an alarming hemorrhage of money related to the house move in general.  What I have done is splurged on a few pieces and economised on others- for example, I've gotten virtually all the clothes off eBay, mostly in bargain bundles. I figure that babies grow so quickly that it was sensible not to spend too much on little outfits, cute as they may be. I've also made do with various bits of furniture that we already own- so for example, the cabinet/storage thing from the study is going to work nicely as a chest of drawers/changing unit. 

On the other hand, I went ahead and got this- the Leander hanging cradle. Yum yum yummy.

I realise it's ultimately not the most practical or necessary thing in the world, but it really is soooo beautiful. I rationalised it by reading reviews that suggest it will last longer than a moses basket or similar, plus was all made from nice organic materials and so forth. And I had to get the wigwammy tripod thing because the walls here ( and thus probably the ceiling) are paper thin and there was no way I was going to trust a ceiling hook. But it also means that I can move it around the house (in theory anyway- once screwed into place, the tripod legs are a wee bit of a ffooter to shift).  Let's just hope the baby doesn't have an aversion to gentle swaying motion or else I'll probably end up selling it on eB*y.

Of course once I'd seen the fabulousity of the cradle, I was consumed by drooling yearning for the cot bed as well.

 

So after considerable swithering, I ordered it and am eagerly awaiting its arrival. The slightly lipbiting price is justifiable on the basis that it converts to a toddler bed and so we should hopefully get some use out of it for a number of years.  Or at least that is what I am telling myself when the credit card bill arrives.

Comments

[carosgram]

I absolutely love the bed! The wigwam is cute too. And yes, you will get a lot of use out of it - LOL. But esthetics are important both for you and the baby!

[laughing mommy]

Enjoy your baby shopping!

It was one of my favorite things to do while pregnant, and now that I'm done having babies I miss it!

[julie B]

oooh the cotbed makes me want to accidentally set fire to our cot ...

[Carla Hinkle]

That cotbed is amazing -- I see lots of cribs in the US that convert to beds but never in a very aesthetic way -- they still have 3 sides of bars and just look funky. That looks practical and adorable, well worth it in my book!

[Suz]

That has got to be one of the most beautiful toddler's beds I've ever seen...ever. Now I want one. This is not good.

[luolin]

My reaction was like Carla's: that crib converts to a much nicer toddler bed than any other I've seen, including some quite pricey ones.

[daysgoby]

Jebus, I'm 36 and I want the cot-bed.

Gorgeous!

[Jennifer]

Wow, those are really beautiful pieces of furniture. Are you going to share pictures of your new house?

[Jill]

Do they have that in adult size? I think I would sleep well in a hanging cradle.

Pretty stuff. So glad you are having fun.

[jen]

I love them both, but seriously? Why is it that the Europeans are so far ahead of the US with style for babies? You would never see that here! You've waited long enough for the baby that a little splurge should be mandatory!

[Mia]

You have much prettier things on your side of the ocean.

[Lut C.]

I've seen that crib and baby bed. Very tempting, but I haven't caved yet. ;-)

[Patty]

Beautiful cradle and bed. And you're now the fourth hit for "Leander hanging cradle!" Hee.

[Patty]

umm, fourth GOOGLE hit, that is.

[Jody]

Those are both GORGEOUS. And I second Jen and Mia: you have far more beautiful options on your side of the ocean than on ours.

[Karyn]

Lovely cradle and crib/cot/bed. It is such fun to read about kitting out the nursery. As a bonus I get to add very fun words to my vocabulary while doing so. I have to control myself after I read your blog or I'll sound like a bad actor.

Karyn

[Chili]

That bed is super fantastic! Glad you've enjoyed your shopping!

[Jennifer]

Very cool crib-and another American who is more than a little ticked that I couldn't find something like that over here. I love the convertible cribs/beds that we have, but geez, that one is so much cooler. Sigh.

Have fun shopping-at least its something fun to occupy yourself with when your body is being less than cooperative at this point (had a sciatic incident this weekend too-ouch). After spending the $$ on infertility, finally something fun!

[Toni]

I'm agreeing with Mia - much prettier things that side of the world. We don't have anything as beautiful here. Enjoy the shopping - you deserve to get what you want :)

[Mel G]

wow they are gorgeous, ditto, wish we had such beautiful furniture here. Still I'm looking forward to the day that I get to go on a splurge, can't wait, hurry up already!

[marie-baguette]

they are gorgeous!!!!

[sweetisu]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE them. How do I get some of those????? Please please tell. Would you please find some time to email me the URLs on where/how to get them?

Seriously, they are beyond awesome, especially the cot bed. What is the brand?