Work from Home Mom

Season One

Episodes 3 & 4

The day after their wedding, Alex and Aaron packed their car and moved a thousand miles from home to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jobs were waiting, and a new life ready to begin. But a homesick couple soon learned that having family nearby was more important. A year later, they decided to return and were greeted with the news that Alex was expecting. While Aaron is an engineer by training, the young couple is dependent on dual incomes and Alex will join the legions of work-from-home moms. Enter the grandparents. Alex sought Baby Makes 3 to help create a day nursery for her child at the grandparents’ home, plus ideas to help her manage a home office and child care. Alex and Aaron are typical of many couples today who are balancing family and careers.

Overview

Episode 103 – Stellar Beginning

Alex and Aaron’s date nights included late nights on the lawn of an observatory. Caring little for gender stereotypes, our couple has chosen a celestial-themed nursery for their daughter. They challenged the Baby Makes 3 team to create the right tone for a baby girl. Today we begin our nursery with backlit cloud-inspired ceiling trim, build a sensory wall for baby, and use a local muralist to help create a star growth chart.

Episode 104 – Grandparent Daycare

We start our work in this episode at the home of our grandparents-to-be. Our work-from-home mom is going to need their help, and we’ll convert granddad’s office into a shared day nursery space. At the home of our parents-to-be, we build a moon-themed wall bookshelf, add a star ceiling, and show parents how to create a time capsule for their newborn.