Satchel’s room…or mine?

Someone asked me this week if we had assembled a crib yet and I said we hadn’t. Actually, we haven’t done much in the way of preparing Satchel’s room as September still feels like a ways off. But I did make my first contributions to his room today. I didn’t really plan to go with any type of theme, but a baseball and Royals theme is just kind of happening and I’m not going to fight it.

When my parents made the move to Tishomingo last week they dropped off a few boxes that contained stuff from my childhood. I’m not going to lie, I threw a lot of it away. But I plan to use a lot of the baseball stuff for Satchel’s room. Today I put up the bat and ball holders that I had as a child. One is shaped like a baseball helmet with a Royals logo and the other is shaped like a baseball glove (see picture).

My parents also dropped off a complete set of bases that I once used while playing backyard baseball and I decided there was no better use than to put a base in each corner. The crib will go up the first base line and I think the dresser might be best at shortstop.

People ask me if it feels real yet, having a baby. I’m not really sure what that means, and maybe someday soon I will, but I feel like my life has been pretty well prepared for change. I know a baby will be a big one, and I am excited, but during our marriage we have made cross country moves, had several jobs, attended a couple of schools and moved more times than I can count. Every year is something different and this year has already had its fair share of challenges and changes.

I guess putting stuff in his room does make this thing feel more real but I’m not sure it will really sink in until Satchel is actually here as his own person. Right now everything we do is really about us, and let’s face it, the first several years of a child’s life is more about the parents than the kid. We may pick out clothing and decorate a room, but its all for us. There isn’t much a baby can do I guess to be his or her own individual, but when those moments start happening I suppose that’s when it will feel the most “real” for me.

Until then, he’s going to have to put up with the Royals room until he can tell me what else he would like.

 

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