Getting the nursery ready for our little angel!!!

Well we are counting down the days till out little angel comes. One of the most exciting times of this pregnancy has been setting up the nursery. Since this is our first child – J and I have started from scratch with shopping for baby supplies. For both of us – we like to analyze all items and read reviews before making any large purchase or any purchases at all. The crib was our first item purchased. I looked at a lot of different cribs and read many, many reviews of what people liked or disliked about them. It is amazing the different types of cribs that are available – but the trend does seem to lean towards these convertible style cribs. These items grow with the child – starting off as the baby crib, and then changing into a toddler bed, daybed, and finally a full-size bed. The only pain that I can foresee about this style of crib is keeping track of the hardware for all the different conversions over the years.

I think the most fun, though, was decorating the room. Starting with a blank, white room to deciding to paint something neutral since we did not know we were going to have a girl or a boy. We had the joys of deciding of what color palette to go with. Even though we did not know whether we were having a girl or a boy, we knew we would always stay far away from the color pink. I think that some parents can go overboard on using that color for painting a girl's room. Pink on pink can be a touch too much – and difficult to find things as well. Since we chose cherry finish on the furniture – we decided to go with purple and green colors for the walls. Then we allowed our creativity to come into play with decorating on the walls or maybe painting on the walls later:)

Overall, it has been fun readying the room for our daughter's arrival. Stocking the changing table with burp cloths and wipes for now since we haven't bought the diapers yet. Dealing with the small details, such as arranging stuffed animals around the room, hanging the most adorable clothes in the closet, putting the swings and the stroller together and so on. Now, comes the hardest part – the waiting. Waiting for the big day when we get to show our daughter her new room. I hope that she likes all the work that went into it – at least you will know if she doesn't cry much in her room since she wont really tell us whether she likes it or not. The only way to find out is if she is happy in her room and sleeps thru the nite:)