Crib & changer

So with just about 3 more months to go, (and after reading some fellow bloggers who are gearing up for the arrival of baby with completions or almost completions of nurseries and realizing that I'm so not on the ball with this stuff), I decided to place my order for Kaua's crib! It's the Da Vin ci Park er 4 in 1 crib in coffee color. I got it from ama.zon for $269 and the shipping is FREE! I chose it b/c it's got a drawer underneath to store bedding (but the drawer is detachable if we dont like it), and it's got a dip in the front to help when bending over the crib to put baby inside. I also like the curverature designs of the back portion of the crib and in the crib legs. Its not a drop side crib, which I read isn't the safest for baby. It's also pretty sturdy (I got to see one in person when visiting the NEX with a friend).




I'm a little worried about spending the money when money is tight, but I figure, the crib, the stroller, the car seat and the breast pump...those are the necessities I'll need right away. So my goal is to purchase several of the big ticket items now.


We already got the gra.co stroller frame for $40 off craig.slist.






And this past weekend, my coworker gave us a really nice changing table that she'll no longer use. It's not the right color, it's in a natural wood, but my mom's BF is a carpenter so when I move back home, he'll be able to refinish it for me in a matching color to the crib. For now, we'll just have to go unmatching. Baby wont mind. I haven't taken a picture of it yet, but it looks similar to this:







I'm envisioning using some left over wedding GCs to buy some woven baskets to put on the shelves to help keep neat in appearance any baby products I store on the shelves.

Next up, the breast pump and the infant car seat. I'm secretly hoping to get these at my baby showers (yes, I think I'm having two -one for friends and one for family at my home town where DH lives, and potentially a third, with coworkers but I'm not sure b/c no one's said anything to me), but if I dont, they will be pretty easily purchased from the local discount stores.


I've also registered for several other big ticket items that are not absolute necessities, like a pack-n-play with bassinet and a glider which I'm hoping to get also as gifts, but if I dont, I'm sure I can manage.


Even though we're moving, I'm hoping to get some before and after pictures of the pseudo nursery. I call it pseudo, because we wont be doing major rennovations, but it'll have to do for the time being. I'll post them when I take 'em.


With 3 months to go, it's time to buckle down and start preparing for baby to come!