We came home from New York and set up Macia’s new crib (which we picked up the week before) and wiggled it into a temporary spot in our bedroom. Just for that first night. It was definitely time to get her a new crib. If she slept with her legs straight (which she doesn’t) her toes touched one end and her head touched the other in her old bed.

I admit that I like rearranging furniture, but we have a lot of it, and it’s sometimes tricky figuring out a workable arrangement in such a small space. The next day my sister and her fiance came over to hang out and Viv and I configured the bedroom. We’re happy with it. (The living room’s a little cramped, though. We need to deport a chair to a new home..). Also, her quilt looks fabulous!

The changing pad is now directly below our icon corner in the bedroom, and once she’s fresh and clean we stand her up and let her kiss the icons one by one. It’s pretty cute. Such a good Byzantine Babe!

We got the Sniglar crib from Ikea. I wanted the Somnat crib in bright green (oh, that would have looked good against our dark blue wall)… but the US has revised its crib standards so Ikea had to pull the Somnat from stores here. Boo! Yes, I should be able to paint my unfinished crib green, but what a bother. That will probably have to wait until we’re back on the west coast with a yard or a porch to paint it on.

Still, it’s a good solid crib and I like how minimalist it is. Her quilt fits perfectly on the mattress and she likes to do laps around the inside when she wakes up. She also likes to play peek a boo with the rails.

Finally, is anyone opposed to a week of pictures of Macia for Holy Week? Parenting has definitely taught us a lot about sacrifice, though we are still new comers to this area of experience. She’s been a good teacher in her short time with us…