Yikes!

Michael and I started the hunt for baby furniture in January and it proved to be as difficult as agreeing on our own bedroom furniture. We have come to realize that when it comes to decorating, each of us has to give a little...well more than a little. It always seems like what I like, MJ does not. The same is true for what MJ likes, I usually say "yuck" with a crinkled nose. So, since the beginning of our search we have heard the word "no" a lot.

One day in early March we were out and about doing a little shopping and MJ suggested we hit A Baby's Room in Sterling Heights. I agreed to look, though I did not have much hope for finding something we could agree on. Now mind you, at this point we had perused the obvious and not so obvious: Babies "R" Us, Buy Buy Baby, Art Van, JC Penny's, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, (Walmart-online only--I swear!!) and either could not find anything we could agree on or no options at all (boo to Penny's and Art Van for not having ANY to look at).

So, in we went. Much to our surprise we both like, I mean really liked, the second one we saw there! What, you like this?!? I like it too!!! The longer we looked the more we liked it. Yes, both of us were giving a little on what our "perfect" crib and furniture would be--MJ did not LOVE the front of the long dresser and I was hoping for white, but hey other than that we AGREED!!! That in itself is sometimes something to celebrate! Now, those of you who know me, and I mean KNOW me, realize that I can't just buy something...I have to shop around before I commit. Hey, this is a long term investment. I will have to look at this set for the next 20 years or so, so I have to be absolutely sure I like it AND know that I got the best price. Besides, at this point I realized that I wasn't able to say much about the wonderful customer service at this store, so on to Direct Buy we went (Yes, I am a member and Yes, you do save money).

Lucky us, Direct buy carried the manufacture so we were able to compare prices. Once again, Direct Buy was the cheaper route :) but resistant Keliann kicked in again. What if the dresser is too long? What if we get it in and I don't like it? What if we find something we like better once we order it? I made MJ wait before processing the order. Home we went and out came the tape measure. I don't say this too often but, Michael was right. The dresser would fit and we really did not have many other shopping options to explore--if any. So, Saturday, March 7th Michael and I ordered baby furniture! Unfortunately, the shipping time was 6-8 weeks. Well, we will have time to decide on bedding and paint before it gets here, I thought.

Boy was I wrong! MJ picked up the furniture this week!! Yes, its here! We have BABY FURNITURE!!! Crap, time is flying by...from order to my house in 6 weeks, and that was with it sitting in the warehouse for almost 2 weeks!!! And no, I have not committed to bedding yet. That is actually another post of its own! Well, here is link to what what we picked: Bonavita

We went with the dark cherry (room 1) not the black. The crib converts into a toddler bed and a full size bed (yes I made MJ order the nightstand too, though he did not understand why at first. Hey, what do you expect a teenager to put his/her alarm clock on??), the long dresser in the back (without the hutch top) and the tall dresser (right side of the picture). We will have to put the nightstand and tall dresser in the office/spare bedroom for now, but we will have the full set when the time comes. We are SO excited that the nursery is coming together, we have a rocking chair too (that is also another story to be told) and have the bedding narrowed down to two options (though they both require my sewing abilities...we will see how that goes). MJ tells me we HAVE to decide this weekend so he can get to painting before his school and work schedule gets too crazy--but I don't see the rush since the furniture is gassing off in the garage for now...but wish me luck on this decision!!