The Crib

After a slightly stressful, mostly fun day at Lullaby Lane with Mihoko (Carl's mom), I now have a crib. We went to the warehouse sale, the clearance room, the showroom - the same crib kept calling to me. Unfortunately, after nearly 4 hours (I'm not kidding) of thinking and staring and talking about it I picked my crib only to discover that it would take 8-12 weeks to deliver because the store was out of stock. They had it in another color but NO, I wanted THIS color, dangit. Here's another reason why I totally ♥ the iPhone. I searched for it, found it on CSN baby for the same price (Free Shipping! unlike Babies RUS) and thought, "Hmmmm.... same price, deliver in 5-10 days - yes, I think I'll buy it online."

The best part: when I got home to order it, I did a quick search for "CSN baby coupon" and found a 10% off code. So the crib was tax free AND 10% off. I saved $80!! Yahoo!

For the record, I was totally set to buy a used crib on craigslist until the MIL pitched a fit. She feels strongly about buying a new crib, so I went along with it. So we paid nearly double for the (almost exact) same crib, but everyone is happy.

Now, for the unveil..........

 

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Tah Dah!!!!

I know it's not everyone's style but here are the reasons why I love it:

It's espresso, like most of our furniture.

It's versatile, good for boy or girl.

I can buy white furniture to match which is usually cheaper and MUCH easier to match. Since I hated (I really mean that) the matching dresser/changer, it would have been really hard to match the espresso color from a different brand. This way, I can get the dresser I want and not worry about clashing shades of espresso.

It has clean, simple lines. I can pair it with modern or shabby chic and it will still look great!!

Unfortunately, this lovely will sit in a box for a few months until we have our office painted and move our bedroom over. Until then, I can stare at the box and get excited about decorating a baby room.