I found the perfect crib!! I’ve been looking at baby furniture and gear for months now, ever since I started this TTC journey, and one thing I couldn’t find was a crib. They can be horrible expensive, let me tell you. And after looking at a lot of cribs I knew what I wanted: a convertable crib, light natural wood color, day bed style with a curved back and sides. I couldn’t find one I liked – I found a few, but they had “fancy” slats or some weird feature that just looked wrong. Then look at this Ameriwood Lifetime Crib. Perfect! It wasn’t out of stock earlier today when I found it. *grumble* It’s $250, and the reviews were good. I don’t think that the side slides down at all, but I’m not too concerned about that – a lot of cribs have stationary rails now for safety purposes. And another good thing is that Den likes it! :D He and I don’t usually agree on things, but this is a great compromise for us. I’d be just as happy with white baby furniture, but Den really prefers wood tones to plain white – and I’m a fan of really dark ebony wood or natural maple colors. Also he likes that this crib has character – the curves and such, it’s not boring and plain. So we’re both happy! And I’m happy it’s not a $500 crib!

One thing I’d really like to get but I don’t know if we’ll be able to afford is a glider. I’d love a glider for the baby’s room, but they’re not cheap. I’m making a list of essential and non-essential baby items and it’s going to be expensive, even if we do get some things as gifts. :sad: