King of the Castle

As is probably the case with many first babies, Brady's room is the nicest in the house.  So far, he only uses it for brief stopovers - diaper changes, outfit changes, visits with his best friend in the mirror, and some occasional rec time in his crib, where he loves to gaze up at his mobile and stare into (surprise, surprise) yet another mirror.

In honor of our first Youngster, we chose a puppy theme for the room - we figured it was as neutral as possible since we didn't know if we were having a boy or a girl.  Since Brady's birth, it has started morphing into a puppy/football room.

The below photos were taken before Brady was born... I'll spare you the 'after' shots, but today they would show a messier room, complete with overflowing hamper and clean laundry stacked on the rocking chair.  Can I still get away with the 'new mom' excuse, or is six weeks too old for that?  By the way, it is not lost on me that I could (should?) be cleaning up said mess rather than writing about it...