Sunday, January 6, 2013

Baby Shopping- Round 2

Now that I've started on the baby's room, it seems like it's all I can think about!

I got two Rast dressers for Stephen to store his stuff in from Ikea yesterday, and he assembled one today. We'll probably want to stain them someday, but for now, the solid pine is fine and we agreed that we like them and they'll serve their purpose well.
I also ordered a mattress from target to go into the crib I bought the other day- it was well priced, highly rated, and reversible. And it will work as an infant seat and transition into a forward facing seat when she gets bigger. Both her crib and her mattress will grow with her into her toddler years, which I'm very happy about!
 I also ordered a diaper bag and a car seat from Target in the same order as the mattress. The diaper bag is cute and not too kid-ish or girly. It's a Skip*Hop duo, and Stephen gave it his approval, so I'm happy with it.  The car seat isn't especially exciting, but it's compact, highly rated by parents, has good impact protection, and was on sale!
Right now, I think I'm most excited about finally deciding on the crib bedding. I was trying to pick out a crib set, but they were all too expensive, or not what I was looking for. I wanted the colors to be yellow and grey, the pattern to be geometric or abstractly plant-like, and the price to be reasonable. I found this adorable blanket on Etsy, and I'm really happy about it! It's everything I wanted, plus I'm supporting a small business! I got two sets of simple solid sheets from bed bath and beyond with one of my gift cards (thank you women from my parent's church!) and I'm happy that it will be a clean-looking, coordinating set. I guess I did the same thing with my wedding rings- I love mixing and matching to find what's right for me!
The only major things left for the baby's room is a changing table/dresser, a diaper pail, a rug, curtains, and any other decorative elements that the room might need. Possibly a night light, some decorative pillows/toys, or other things along those lines. I also need a few other "mommy" items like some nursing clothes, and we need to stock up on the basics like diapers and burp cloths. There's a changing table on craigslist that is only $50 and is wood and matches the rest of the wood in the room, but the top has a flip top to access the changing pad, and I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it looks clean and neat, but on the other hand, I don't know if I would get annoyed having to flip up the top every time I have to change the baby. I was wondering if I could take the hinged top off. I also wonder what size it is and if I can get it home. I emailed the people about it, asking for measurements.
Sophia is moving around a TON lately, and I'm getting more and more excited. Her room is still a mess, and not everything that we have is assembled- and there's even more stuff to assemble on the way! I told Stephen he should try to see if he can borrow an electric screwdriver from someone at work. It would make assembly a lot easier!

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