A Big Announcement, A Small Space

Now that 2011 is here, I can finally announce to the world that I & My Better Half are expecting a baby on July 4! We've been quietly sharing the good news with family and friends, and one of the most bizarre questions I get is along the lines of "Uh, where's the baby going to, er, go?"

Fair enough, I guess. My house is small, after all (about 900 square feet). One of my college friends once exclaimed that my house was "smaller than [his] first apartment after college!" And the second bedroom is currently a stuffed-to-the-gills office slash guest room (that has no room for guests). But last time I checked, babies are kinda small. I've come up with tons of places the baby can "go": 

• In a bucket.
• In a big tupperware.
• In the bathtub.
• In a dresser drawer.
• In the oven. When it's not on, people. Calm down! 
• In the laundry basket.
• Or my favorite: I'll get one of those over-the-door shoe hanger things & rip out the seams between a few of the pockets. That'll be for the baby, and the remaining intact pockets will be for all their crap - pacifiers, diapers, onesies...