Nursery

When does a couple usually start planning for a nursery?

Friends and aquainences around me have started having families the past few years and more recently they're registries have started piquing my interest. So about six months ago I started day dreaming about having children and the planning that goes along with that.

I've started asking my husband questions on how he feels about me getting pregnant and if he wants to find out the sex, etc. I always thought that I would want to know the sex of the baby, but now I am not so sure. I love the anticipation of a surprise and have recently been rethinking finding out the sex.

I spoke to my husband about thinking of decorating the room we are turning into a nursery. We decided to move things around in our upstairs and designated one of the rooms as a nursery. He mentioned that we couldn't because we didn't know if we should paint it pink or blue! This made me giggle because I wanted to decorate in a neutral theme so we didn't have to redecorate for each child. I have a feeling we'll be going back and forth on that for a bit.

Secretly, I started a private wishlist on Amazon for all of the things I'd like to have. I have hand-me-down nursery furniture, so most of the big stuff is already taken care of. I know for sure I'd need my own bassinet and car seat. Secretly I have almost everything planned out in my head.

Is this normal? I feel like I'm planning my wedding before I even have a ring on my finger!

Who Am I?

My name is Randi. My husband and I have been living in blissful unity for almost 5 years. We live in a 3 story house in the Midwest, close to where the rest of our immediate family resides. I am the youngest of my family while my husband is the oldest of his. Together, our family is complete with two fur babies, Bastet and Little Man.

I met my husband 12 years ago through a friend when I was a sophomore in high school. We are indeed high school sweethearts and consider ourselves lucky to have grown together during those years.We've had fun these past few childless years but feel it's time to spread the joy and add the laughter and pitter pat of little feet to our too quiet residence.

This blog is an outlet for my dreams, my fears, and information I get on my journey to motherhood. Feel free to comment. I'm a person who likes to be prepared before jumping into a pool. I'm going to try and be as honest as I can about what I go through because I feel there is a lot of sugar coating.