"Baby" Steps — Connor's Nursery

Amid the chaos of getting ready for the packers and movers that will be here in less than a week, we are also having to keep all of our baby ducks in a row. So, after organizing all of the important documents we might need for closing and just traveling in general, I ordered the baby furniture!

After a ton of research, many questions (thank you Nikki and Alissa!), and price comparisons we decided to go with the Munire Majestic furniture line in "Cabernet" - a very deep cherry finish. I never expected baby furniture to be an investment, but at this point, that is exactly what it is. We will likely send Connor away to college with this furniture --- at least he can have it as a grown-up if he pleases. We purchased the "flat back" crib, combo dresser and hutch for our little man..not the armoire that is also pictured to the right. The crib converts to a toddler/day bed and then to a full-sized bed. (We went ahead and bought the conversion rails for this after the very nice woman at the store scared me out of waiting....what if the line discontinues, they change the hardware, or he decides he is too big for the crib and we have to wait 10 weeks for the rails to come in????) At least we got 10% off the entire purchase! So, although he is not even born yet, we are ready for him to be a teenager. :)

A lot of people have been asking me about color schemes for the nursery. Brian and I fell in love with the bedding at Babies 'R Us and bought it (and the mobile) 3 days after we found out we were having a BOY! It is the Nojo "My Little MVP" collection and we hope that it too will grow with our little guy. It is certainly baby appropriate, but is not "cutsie". The set came with a quilt (we will hang on the wall....we know it is a safety hazard), 1 window valance, crib sheet, dust ruffle, diaper stacker, and bumper. We've registered for one more window valance, the hamper and the lampshade, but that should do it. I already love it, but think I will prefer the way the set looks on our dark wood furniture. (The green is a much nicer shade in person...much darker and not so minty at all!)

I'm not sure about wall color just yet, but we'll probably keep it a neutral tan/beige that goes with the bedding and looks nice with the furniture. Thankfully, we've got a little time to figure that out. I just had to order the furniture now because it could take up to 12 weeks to come in! (Babies are not for procrastinators!) The store we ordered the furniture from is in Ohio and they are going to deliver, assemble and remove all the trash for $89! Since we don't have a truck and the dresser and hutch come fully assembled, this was very appealing.

So, until we are actually in our little house and are settled, you can just use your imagination and the aid of these internet pictures to create your own visual of what Connor's room will end up looking like. We also hope to get an upholstered glider/rocker and ottoman, and we still need to get the mattress, but then he'll be all set.