Riley's room is coming along... we've been blessed with a lot of good-quality hand-me-downs (thanks Sue, Jill and Jodi!) and I think I've gotten through just about everything so that I can see what is still needed (not much). It’s beginning to look like a child’s bedroom and not a storage area anymore.
We braved a trip to IKEA yesterday to purchase a rug and bookshelf for his room. Since we couldn’t find the rug that I had in mind, we improvised and found a cheap neutral one and added several colorful circle rugs that coordinated with the colors of the room. As we were trying out our design at the store, a couple of kids immediately wanted to play on the colored circles, which left me feeling good about our choice of design!
Here’s a couple of shots from this weekend giving an idea of how his room’s coming along. He’s got a bug themed bed set and I’ve been playing off of the red, orange and bright green that are in the pattern for his décor. I’m supposed to be doing squats in prep for labor & delivery, but with sore knees, I have improvised to using an exercise ball to accomplish the same purpose. So you can see me doing one of my daily stretches as well as the colorful rug pattern.
As is the case when you go to a place like IKEA we wound up with a few other goodies for Riley. We bought a red rocking “moose” ( instead of a horse) for when he is old enough to ride which seemed appropriate with his mama’s Alaskan roots. And I couldn’t resist buying one of the colorful wooden stacking toys as well. I’m really drawn to the classic wooden toys (alpha blocks, shape sorters, hammering pegs, puzzles, stackers etc…) that I remember growing up. We’ve picked up a few for his toy collection when he’s old enough not to try and eat the pieces.
I still remember my nephew playing with the metal top of the frozen OJ can and thinking that it doesn’t take much for a little one to be amused. I figured as long as Riley can bang on something, he can find entertainment. Good thing his mom and dad enjoy percussive instruments.
3 comments:
His room looks awesome! This little one is going to be here before we know it! Can't wait!
Good call on the bright colors, and the fact that the rug doubles as a playspace. Now the real question: How well does [insert bodily fluid here] clean up from it?
You won't need to worry about Riley putting anything in his mouth for a while, as the self-feeding thing doesn't happen for a few months.
Also, don't forget your insight that kids like simple stuff. Penny's favorite toys are board books and postcards. Lucy favors anything that she can throw across the room, especially her parents.
Wow--I love the colors!
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