Here are some photos from our days of setting things up. I'll have to take some current pictures so you can compare. haha.
Matt putting together the crib. Yes, you have that correct. Matt actually did some manual labor and it turned out ok. Although once we got to the end, the last screw was the wrong kind. Matt wanted to leave the crib as it was...without the last screw, but I back tracked to try to figure out where we mixed them up and luckily it didn't take much work to fix it.
We got this Graco crib from Walmart. I did tons of research and tried to find something we both liked. We wanted a convertible crib that will grow with William (or as long as it's in good condition). The one we wanted went out of stock the week we were ready to buy it (we waited until we moved so it could ship directly there) so I was back to looking. I'm kind of glad though because I love this crib! I love the design, but I also love the fact that we just need a frame to convert it. Many of the convertible cribs, you have to buy conversion kits. This one you don't. It makes for less to worry about storing, buying, etc. Hopefully it's easy enough to convert later on!
I mentioned how I am apparently obsessed with elephants. Well, I found this laundry hamper on Craigslist for $40. It's originally way more than that, but $40 was too much for a hamper anyway so I consider it a steal that we got such a cute hamper for so cheap. Matt didn't mind either and he's normally super cheap. The person was selling it because this hamper is huge! It didn't fit in her nursery. It's so freaking cute and I am soooo glad I got it because we go through so much laundry. If I don't do laundry during the week, this thing is full!
I put some wall art on the Babies R Us registry and I'm so glad I did. My friend, Amber, gifted us the animal pieces and my coworker, Rebecca, gifted us some sports pieces from the registry. I also picked up the giraffe portrait from clearance at Babies R Us.
The baseball baskets, I got a HomeGoods. I realized that we needed some containers to put things in (I hate things just sitting out...ask Matt, this is a constant battle between us with his daily stuff like wallet, keys, etc.). Luckily, HomeGoods had these cute baseball baskets. I got three of them in various sizes. I also picked up some larger rectangular baskets. They didn't have all baseball so I got three different designs--all in gray and white. They look super cute in his closet and have held his larger clothes and sheets well.
My mom and I are huge fans of GoodWill. One day she called me saying that she was at GoodWill and they had a glider on sale for $40. Matt and I lived within walking distance so I came over, liked it and so it was sold! It's a basic glider, no frills and not always super comfy, but it does the job and you can't beat $40.
On another note, GoodWill is the best for baby clothes. We recently went on a "super" Saturday apparently and the entire store was 50% off. Also clothes are 25% off on Tuesdays. These are just bonuses, but baby clothes are normally $0.99 a piece! Seriously! William wears a lot of GoodWill finds!
Matt and I had this little bookcase in our old apartment. When we were shopping for a crib, I tried to find a dark wood that would go with this. Luckily, I found a crib we liked that also came in a dark color and the two go great together.It's full of books and toys already! At some point, we'll have to anchor this to the wall. I fear William will pull this over. Also, we'll have to get a toy box of some sort. This kid's toys are quickly growing with all the gifts he receives!
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