---
title: Emmett in the Nursery
---

[![lbl-masthead.png](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-312550222.png?width=1504&name=file-312550222.png "lbl-masthead.png")](http://littlebabylump.com)

### Share This Post:

[![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Emmett%20in%20the%20Nursery) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail)

## [Emmett in the Nursery](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219560/Emmett-in-the-Nursery)

Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan)

 Feb 17, 2009 5:45:25 AM

[caption id="attachment_641" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Independent Emmett"]![Independent Emmett](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/images/blue-eyes.jpg?width=300&height=276&name=blue-eyes.jpg "blue-eyes")[/caption]

What a little weekend of milestones! Emmett turned one month old yesterday (can you believe it?) *and *spent his first night in his very own bedroom (which I think was a lot tougher on mommy than it was on baby).

James and I pretty much spent the whole weekend planning and rearranging the furniture in our apartment with the goal of finally setting up the nursery (for the most part). To make the transition from our bedroom to the nursery a little easier (again, probably just for me), we've left the crib in our room for the time being and set up the [Pack 'N Play](http://www.gracobaby.com/Catalog/Pages/productlistingPage.aspx?catid=10:43||1+13:4294959711||1#/1606) in the nursery. I figured this would make things a lot simpler if I decided I didn't like how things were going after the first couple of nights and wanted Em back in our room again.

I'm happy to report that the night went pretty well (normal behavioral hiccups aside). It may have taken me a little longer than usual to get to sleep due to worries about possible baby monitor malfunctions or kitty mishaps (thankfully, Oliver kept his distance), but in the end, it seemed to work out pretty well. I like to think Emmett enjoyed his independence, too.

Maybe I'll still give it a couple more nights before we move the crib into the nursery for good. You know, just to be sure ...

*(Pictures of new apartment setup and nursery to come ...)*

**Age Timer: **4 weeks, 4 days

 Topics: [Milestones](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/milestones), [Firsts](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/firsts), [apartment](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/apartment), [independence](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/independence), [sleep](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/sleep), [nursery](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/nursery), [Planning](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/planning), [bedroom](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/bedroom)

Search

### Subscribe by Email

### [![rss](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-313297286.png?width=34&height=36&name=file-313297286.png)](http://littlebabylump.com/rss.xml)   RSS Feed

### Recent Posts

### Popular Posts

### Posts by Month

- [January 2014 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2014/01)
- [December 2013 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/12)
- [November 2013 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/11)
- [October 2013 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/10)
- [September 2013 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/09)
- [January 2011 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2011/01)
- [November 2010 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/11)
- [October 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/10)
- [September 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/09)
- [August 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/08)
- [July 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/07)
- [June 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/06)
- [May 2010 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/05)
- [April 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/04)
- [March 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/03)
- [February 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/02)
- [January 2010 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/01)
- [December 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/12)
- [November 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/11)
- [October 2009 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/10)
- [September 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/09)
- [August 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/08)
- [July 2009 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/07)
- [June 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/06)
- [May 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/05)
- [April 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/04)
- [March 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/03)
- [February 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/02)
- [January 2009 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/01)
- [December 2008 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/12)
- [November 2008 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/11)
- [October 2008 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/10)
- [September 2008 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/09)
- [August 2008 (10)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/08)
- [July 2008 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/07)

[See All](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219560/Emmett-in-the-Nursery#)

### Share This Post:

[![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Emmett%20in%20the%20Nursery) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.littlebabylump.com%2Fblog%2Fbid%2F219560%2FEmmett-in-the-Nursery%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail)