The Baby's Crib
We finally did it! We got a crib! We were running some errands on Saturday and decided to stop by a local baby boutique just to see what they have after my terrifying visit to Babies R Us. They had the EXACT crib we wanted that we saw online and it was even less expensive!! The sales people were so friendly and nice and helpful and it was such a different and wonderful experience comparatively!! We will definitely be getting as much from Baby Bloomers as we possibly can! And, they sell REAL cloth diapers there!! Some things were a little more expensive, but I think overall it's worth it!
Because we were on such a roll, we decided to also stop by a local furniture store called Celedon to look for the cube shelf system I wanted for the nursery. I don't really like the people that work there, (they can be pretty snooty) but it's the ONLY place that has these cubes! So we went in and they had ONE there in a dark wood stain, so we got it immediately! For anyone who has been to our house, it is identical to the one that is currently being used in the "pantry", except the stain is dark instead of white. While we were standing in line to pay, I noticed another couple frantically searching through the newspaper. I asked them if there was a coupon or something and they said YES, 30% off!! There were about 4 salespeople standing around and not ONE of them said anything to us about the coupon! Luckily we had our paper in the car, Mark ran out to grab it and ta-da!!!!! . . . 30% off my cube shelf! Just confirms to me why I don't like to shop there. So, between the antique dough tray my parents brought to us to use as the changing table, and the single stack of cubes to put beside it that we will pick up from them on our next trip to VA, we have a complete nursery!! Okay, well, we have nursery furniture :) We are still deciding on a glider, but that will be the last piece of furniture we need to purchase, so we're very excited about that. Buying the crib was a very exciting experience for us . . . it makes it very REAL :)
In the spirit of getting ready for the baby, we had a house cleansing yesterday. Poor Bonnie's chair is finally gone (alright, alright, I can hear the cheers from here!), as is the old, leaky fishtank, unusable computer monitor, and a cabinet/drawer or two. The old fridge is in the garage so my craft-room-to-be is shaping up. We also rearranged the living room at my request (demand). The couch is positioned to where it originally was and the room is totally opened up and looks about 3 times bigger. There is now plenty of room for baby crap and manuevering. We will also be able to set up the glider in the living room while I am home on maternity leave. The TV is temporarily housed in the fireplace in order for us to see if we like the set-up and want to put the money into a new TV . . . Mark is not yet sold on this idea as he has an attachment to our current TV (or more so an attachement to not spending money on a NEW TV) :) So, we're getting there. We looked at several desks for Mark and are also investigating some possibilities on Craig's List. We will pick up the cube shelf today, and the crib sometime next week. Ahhhh . . . things are happening!!! :)
