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jrtomMy wife and I are now the proud owners of a crib. Our offspring is not scheduled for arrival until the end of January, but occasionally Megan and I get bitten by the early preparation bug.
As it is one of those cribs that can also serve as a toddler bed, it's kind of big. A combination of factors (darkness, extreme myopia, and the fact that our bed is two queen-sized futons stacked on the floor) converts what is already a decent-sized piece of furniture into a Looming Presence at the foot of our bed. As I said to Megan last night, the metaphors are getting a bit thick on the ground.
The cats, of course, think that it's a jungle gym. This will only be exacerbated when we get a mattress for it.
In some ways, I'm not ready for this, but they're generally practical: there are skills that we need to learn and things we need to acquire (preferably before labor starts), and I need to make more progress in my research (and to improve my work habits) so that I can finish my PhD in a reasonable time.
On an emotional level, I think that I'm ready for this; Megan and I have been thinking about having children for a while. But there are certain events--watching the video output on the sonogram machine, feeling the baby move under my hand, and buying a honkin' huge piece of furniture--that make it temporarily a lot more immediate.
No doubt the child itself, once it arrives, will provide me with plenty of immediacy. :)
As it is one of those cribs that can also serve as a toddler bed, it's kind of big. A combination of factors (darkness, extreme myopia, and the fact that our bed is two queen-sized futons stacked on the floor) converts what is already a decent-sized piece of furniture into a Looming Presence at the foot of our bed. As I said to Megan last night, the metaphors are getting a bit thick on the ground.
The cats, of course, think that it's a jungle gym. This will only be exacerbated when we get a mattress for it.
In some ways, I'm not ready for this, but they're generally practical: there are skills that we need to learn and things we need to acquire (preferably before labor starts), and I need to make more progress in my research (and to improve my work habits) so that I can finish my PhD in a reasonable time.
On an emotional level, I think that I'm ready for this; Megan and I have been thinking about having children for a while. But there are certain events--watching the video output on the sonogram machine, feeling the baby move under my hand, and buying a honkin' huge piece of furniture--that make it temporarily a lot more immediate.
No doubt the child itself, once it arrives, will provide me with plenty of immediacy. :)