Crib is up, kinda :)

Matt spent last Saturday putting the crib together. Like most things in my life, it wasn't as easy as it sounds. The first problem surfaced right away, the holes where some dowl type things go wern't big enough. Matt wanted to drill the holes to make them bigger. I was TOTALLY against this. For those of you who know my husband, you know that careful and cautious are not words normally associated with him. I was terrified!!! He did end up drilling the holes bigger, I couldn't watch. I was just imagining him drilling right through the wood and ruining the crib. Luckily, the only damage was a little bit of drill point hit the part you can see. Matt, of course, didn't think this is a big deal. Oh well, it worked. It took some time, but with the help of Avery & Isabella, Matt got the crib together and from first appearance it looks beautiful. On closer inspection I found cracks in 5 slats in the headboard, and 1 slat in the left rail. Oh, I was not happy!!!!! I knew that we bought the last crib at the store, but I contacted the store we bought the crib at anyway. They wern't able to replace the parts but contacted the manufacturer to see if they could replace them. The manufacturer wanted me to contact them directly so I finally got a hold of them today and they have the pieces in stock and will ship them directly to our house. We should receive them in a week or two and Matt gets to take the crib apart and then put it all back together again.

I really couldn't see the crib together and not put the bedding in, even if it will be taken apart. I washed all the bedding and even ironed both the sheets and curtains. Once again, there are problems!!!! The bedding I have is for a traditional crib with a headboard on the left or right, the convertible crib has the headboard in the back. The bumper pad we have had a piece for the headboard and a second piece for around the rest of the crib. I McGyvered it into place. The ties aren't in the right spots and it is a little tight, but the bumper pads are really only for looks anyways since you remove them by the time the baby is able to roll around. I think it looks ok. Hopefully this weekend someone can help Matt carry the dresser upstairs, and Matt can hang the curtain rod we bought so I can get the rest of the room looking like a nursery.

This is starting to be a lot of fun :-)

On an ending note... I think I may have felt the baby move the other day. I know it's early, but I was at the dentist sitting in the dentist chair for an hour in the same position when I felt this bubble type think in my belly. I really did think it was an air bubble at first, but it didn't feel quite like an air bubble so that is why I think it may have been the baby. Hopefully I will feel it again soon!!!!!