Here is Rob surrounded by all the baby boxes!
The glider is all set up! Yay!
Here is the Jenny Lind Crib we chose all put together!
We were so fortunate to receive lots of baby gear, toys, and clothes for Christmas! While Jim and Sugar were here, we decided it might be a good time to get all of the big furniture items assembled. Rob met his dad at Babies R Us to pick up the glider (a last minute purchase with a generous gift card) and then they came back to the house. In no time at all, the nursery was a sea of boxes, cardboard, styrofoam, and instruction manuals! Pecan was having the time of her life...running underneath all the boxes and darting in and out of the room. I decided to give them some space (which was admittedly hard because of my curiousity and type A personality). About half an hour after starting, the glider was finished being assembled. Amazing!! It's tucked in the corner of room for right now. I think it would be nice to get a little side table for a lamp and all the nursing essentials I will likely have. I see myself spending lots of time in this corner while I nurse the baby in the wee hours of the morning, reading books before bed, and generally just cuddling our little boy. :)
Next up was the changing table....it only took about 40 minutes though and it was complete! Rob and Jim said it was the hardest piece to put together simply because of all the parts. The top shelf has the changing pad and below there are two shelves for storage. It will be very nice for storing diapers, creams, wipes, and any other essentials. I want to get some wicker baskets to keep it organized.
Finally, it was time for the crib. It was a little unnerving as they were unwrapping all the pieces because we ordered it online and sight unseen. It had been in the boxes for about a month - but as they were taking all the parts out, it looked great! My fears subsided and again, quick as a wink, it was together! I just love the vintage vibe it brings to the room. We put the mattress inside and decided to keep the wrapping on just in case Pecan gets curious. This has already proved to be a good decision as I found her in there yesterday morning. :)
After it was all put together we played the rearrange game for awhile....finally deciding (for now) to keep the glider in the corner, the crib in the old closet space (we had previously taken off the doors when we painted this summer), and the changing table on the far wall, while the armoire rests on the wall closest to the door. I love that we decided on all white. It seems to make everything brighter and the grey just pop a little on the walls. All that's left is for me to put my feminine touches on everything,..and to have the baby of course! Right now we are going with grey walls, pops of mostly teal, some yellow, and a bit of elephant. I don't want to go overboard on that though....
It was a busy weekend indeed and I could not be more happy to have all of the furniture in the room! Accessorizing is my favorite and I can't wait to get started on that! :)
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