This shot is a from while back but too good to leave lost in the pictures folder! Excuse the quality: For successful industrial espionage, our reporter had to sneak up on the customer with a small and quiet, low resolution mini-camera...
When we were choosing a crib for Charlotte, our current house featured heavily into the decision making. Small on space, we settled on the only mini crib on the market that actually fits through our original narrow doorways (the crib was originally designed for NYC apartments, no surprise). The company proudly advertises that it will fit a child up to two years. Looking at the dimensions, we knew that they could not be talking about an average child. But we thought we would still get enough use out of it within the first year - since it doubled up as Charlotte's co-sleeper next to our bed from newborn to infant age, and we can easily wheel the crib everywhere in the house for naps and sleeping.
Little did we know at the time of purchase that Charlotte would not only be a petite child but also a sleeper that prefers the comfort of horizontally squeezing into a cuddly corner* over the luxury of stretching out lengthwise across the "full" size of her bed...
At this rate, we'll easily get another 2-3 years of good return on our investment! ;-)
* After all, we are speaking about a generous 20 inches (~50 cm) in width here!
