[JesSsica]

Our house is a three bedroom house with a converted attic that is finished. When I was pregnant before, the plan was for my son to move his bedroom upstairs to the attic and then we would use his current room as the nursery. It was his idea. Once I had my losses we just held off on letting him move upstairs.

If/when we have a baby, we will again plan on using my son's room for the nursery and move him upstairs. My dh realizes that when you're pregnant there are things you shouldn't do-- painting is one of them. I told him that some paints are ok if you're in a ventilated area but he thinks it's better to avoid it all together.

Since that's the case he wants me to pick out a neutral color for the future nursery-- my son's current room, and paint it now. IF we were letting the kids know we are trying that would be a fine idea. Given the fact that they are only 9 and 10 years old and have gone through three losses with me, I kind of want to bring them in on it once I would be pregnant and farther along than I was in the past when I told them.

How do you explain to a nine year old boy that we are painting his room a nursery color that he can't pick without him wondering why?? hahaha He wanted his room black with orange flames... the reason it is still white... so I'm not quite sure how he would go for a pale sage or a light yellow. haha

My husband is logical but this isn't going to happen... haha

[EJsMommy]

I just wanted to say that is a fine idea but perhaps wait until you know for sure as you said. Good Luck!

[.:Shortcake:.]

I agree with Lovisa unless you want to move your son upstairs now just for him to have a "new room" and then you can paint it and use it for even a guest room for now...

[JessP]

I actually asked some of the other ladies that were painting in my DDC and they all said they had done it before with no problems. So really you can paint while pregnant just make sure the windows are open and fans are on .
I agree with you though, painting now would be kind of weird. If you let him move upstairs then that would be a different story all together. Perhaps you could just let him move without making a big deal of it and then in a month or so paint that room again without making a big deal of it.

[JesSsica]

I totally agree! Given my track record it just seems so silly to just assume that of course there will be a baby in our future. I like his optimism though. hehe

I do like the idea of just letting my son move upstairs and painting it as a guest room. My computer is upstairs and if he does move up there I'll need a new computer room so that's an option.

That just cracked me up that the man who is supposedly so 50/50 on whether or not he really, truly wants to have a baby is already wanting to paint a nursery. LOL Made me chuckle...