nursery

I've been avoiding posting anything about the nursery, because even though Dexter painted it several weeks ago, it has been a catch-all place for the things we didn't know what to do with, and as such has looked like this:

Not exactly baby friendly!

A few weeks ago, we ordered a crib to be handmade out of podo wood (I'd never heard of that before), and it finally arrived on Friday.  We spent Saturday morning organizing the room a bit.  Now I feel we can breathe a bit easier as things are really coming along.  The walls still need decorations and we could use a dresser and bookshelf, but those are all things that can happen after baby comes.

Here's the crib!  It can be converted into a toddler bed when the time is right.  I like the drawer of storage at the bottom for extra sheets & blankets, etc.

"Zero the Zebra"

 

There's a funny story to the giraffe above.  He was a gift from my mom at the baby shower I had in the States in November.  She decided he looked like "zero the zebra," even tho, of course, he is a giraffe!  We all had a good laugh at this slight oversight.  :) Even so, I think we'll stick with Zero for his name.   I think Baby will love him.

 

In case you can't tell, we're going with a safari-ish theme for the nursery.  I was fortunate to get these great sheets at Target (oh, how I wish there was one in Kenya!) while home.

And here's the quilt we'll hang eventually:

elephants!

In addition to organizing the nursery a bit, we also worked on installing the car seat.  Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a leading cause of death in Kenya, and we frequently pass horrific looking accidents as we travel to and from Nairobi.  As such, I wanted to get the safest option for our baby.  That turned out to be something from the US which my parents kindly lugged with them to Kenya when they visited in January.  It took Dexter an hour to get it (mostly) installed, but now we're ready to go!  I think it needs a bit more tweaking.  

 

 

I know it must look funny to see Dexter working in the back of the car, but that's because there are some extra fancy safety features (security straps) that attach into hooks in the back.  This car seat isn't going anywhere!  (Really, since it took so long to install it may just stay there forever).  We know, of course, our ultimate safety and security comes from God alone, and we never take for granted the smooth trips we've had so far. 

It was a productive Saturday!

19 days to go . . .