First, LOOKIE WHAT I FOUND!!!  Seersucker pants!  Imagine my surprise when I scoped the Pottery Barn Kids clothing racks, only to find that they are discontinuing the “Threads” line in the stores & all of their clothing was reduced ridiculous amounts.  I am beyond excited to put the kid in these on Easter 2010

errr…not that he really needs any more clothing.  This is only about half of it…there are two bins full of onesies.  Needless to say, the child shall not be naked.

& this, my friends, is the BANE OF MY EXISTENCE.  Nate & I were so psyched to find this at Target for $11 vs the original asking price of $40.  I thought it would be perfect for storing all the loose accessories, toys, blankets, etc & I was correct!  But putting it together?  Holy shit.  Y’all, I have a degree is business & a minor in Econ…I’m a pretty smart lady on a regular basis, if you don’t mind my tooting my own horn.  But this thing was IMPOSSIBLE.  I was determined to complete it while Nate was out playing golf, simply because he has issues not screaming at inanimate objects during furniture assembly.  It took me 15 minutes to figure out which piece to start with, then it wouldn’t screw in correctly, then I tried to put the bottom on & realized that I switched the second to the last piece.  To cap it all off, I couldn’t get one of the screws in without stripping it.  & they don’t give you extras — Target has no mercy upon your petty construction mistakes.  Nate was tearfully called to lend a drill & his strength.

& should be here shortly so we can match some paint & get to work before the furniture arrives!

I kept going back & forth, back & forth, & finally let Nate make the final call. I gave him an option of a more “mature” nautical theme, or the Baby Boats from PBK that are very nursery-esque. He glanced both options over & finally selected the boats with the rational, “Blair, he is a baby. Why shouldn’t his nursery reflect that?” Smart man.

…& some other ideas of accessories. Obviously, we can make that shelf ourselves instead of dropping $60 or what other ridiculous price is tagged to it on Pottery Barn’s website.

Imagine my delight & pure surprise when I found a Munire dealer had JUST opened in my area! Munire was always my secret top pick, but with no dealer & the hefty price tag, I knew it was out of my league. But last Friday was a miraculous day & God shown down from Heaven upon me in the form of something I can never resist (other than donuts) – A SALE.

Sweet cheese & rice, the mother of all baby furniture sales. To celebrate their grand opening, I waltzed in to the new vender to find prices slashed in celebration. A $550 crib? Now $350. Yes, that’s right — a Munire crib cheaper than most found at Babies R Us. BADASS is the word you are looking for, my friends.

And the dresser? Shave $230 off that sticker, too!! I called Nate in a tizzy after discovering the sale was ending in 24 hours. My MIL so graciously offered to purchase our crib, but part of the deal was her coming into town to be there when I shopped. Would she still be willing to pony up even if she was unintentionally butted out of the process?

Much to my delight, she was!! We spent an hour on the phone Friday night while Nate directed her to the Munire website & read off the steal she was getting — not only were they practicalyl giving the furniture away, but the purchase of a crib, dresser, & conversion rails provided a free Kolcraft mattress, courtesy of the dealer.

We chose the 6-drawer dresser, feeling it would grow better with HJ per your suggestions in the previous comments (my readers are genius & insightful, of course). Furniture will be the Essex collection in cherry & will be here in 6-8 weeks…right around 20-22 weeks, which is PERFECT. I fetted over ordering so early, but now I am so thankful to have it all behind me, especially since we’re tied up for the next month or so with prior obligations.

One baby chore down, a gazillion to go!