It's Snowing....And I'm Steering Clear of the Daddy-to-Be Whilst He's Assembling Baby Stuff!

I'm happy to announce that we are getting the first measurable snow-fall of the season. As I sit here and type, all bundled up in my jammies (yeah, I know - tis the season....to be lazy), sweater and booties, I'm watching big fat, fluffy snow flakes fall to the ground. It's all of 26F outside right now. Whilst this snowfall is not supposed to add up to any major accumulation - possibly 2 inches (which in Maine is merely a dusting if even that!), it sure is nice to watch.

I should be putting together our lasagna for an early tea tonight, as we're finally going to see the new Harry Potter, however today is also the designated day for setting stuff up for the baby.

Now, under normal circumstances, I'd be happily puttering away in the kitchen whilst Gareth assembles stuff. Not happening quite that way.

The first thing that got assembled this morning....well let me back up. Our first mistake was assuming it needed assembly...was this fancy diaper disposal thing. After about 30 minutes we discovered it already comes fully assembled. Being the pessimist I am, it never seems that something can be that easy, especially where baby stuff is concerned. Well it just so happens that in the case of the diaper disposal thing, it was indeed, just that easy!

I wish I could say the same for the Pack-n-Play.

First of all, there is some history to why we decided on a PnP over a bassinette. We researched both and decided we'd get far more use out of the PnP being that it converts from a newborn bassinette into a play-yard, it's portable, and much sturdier than a lot of the bassinettes on the market. Even the very upscale ones. And we paid basically the same amount for the PnP that we would have for a bassinette. A typical bassinette is good for about 2 months, possibly 3 if you get a very large one. The PnP should last us at least 18 months.

Well, the assembly of the PnP has NOT gone smoothly. It has about a million parts and guess what? The nobs didn't put any assembly instructions in the box. Thank God for the internet! I downloaded the entire 40 page booklet, printed it out and gave it to Gareth right before that vein in his forehead about about to explode from frustration.

So here is where we are - well, where Gareth is in the assembly stage. I'll post another photo when the damn thing is fully assembled, assuming Gareth hasn't had a stroke/coronary before then!