car seats

been doing a lot of research and talking to friends. just found out that the illinois passenger protection act requires children under the age of eight years to be secured in a child safety seat. i had heard it was 80 lbs and 8 years. good thing there isn't a height limit. our kids might be in those seats forever ;) 8 years is a long time to be in a car seat.

in nebraska the law is all children up to age six must ride correctly secured in a federally-approved child safety seat. kids in nebraska are bigger? as my friends would joke - they're cornfed. well - i'm short. wonder why it's different ages in different states. hmm. i do random research when i can't sleep if you haven't noticed :)

i have also been looking into nursery furniture and decor. it's so fun! trying to decide about the room decor. the nursery is a really nice yellow. we were thinking celestial - moons and stars. something neutral. blues, yellows and greens. there are a lot of patterns out there. a few good crib choices. some cribs could take three months to deliver and order. so that will probably be one of the first things we buy. or a pack n play so the baby can sleep some where :) not really sure if we need the bassinet since the baby will be so close to our room. and we can fit the pack n play in our room. it's nice that we can really stay on the first floor - no stairs until they move upstairs. any suggestions? about cribs? or about the baby sleeping in the room? i heard it's supposed to help the baby sleep better to be close to me and convenient for the mom to feed, but i'll be there every few hours :) and the room is a few feet away.

the glider is a must. i love the one at my mom and dad's cabin. and a dresser/changing table. it gets more and more real every day!! i love it. we are doing all white simple furniture.

besides being up at this hour - things are great! i know it could be a lot worse. i've been very lucky to not get sick.

with the blog - i can talk about baby stuff and not drive everyone nuts :) they can read it or not and i get it out of my system. hoping to have our first sonogram first week in february. if not - the next appointment and then we might find out the sex. yay.