Nursery

After months of saying I would post pictures of the nursery, here it is. It is not finished yet, but you get the general idea. The walls are painted "lilypad," which is a softer, yet limey green. We got quite the deal on the crib. We ended up buying it from a girl in Springfield, MA for $125. She was asking $150, but I talked her down. Pretty good. It is lovely. Exactly what we had in mind. The bedding was purchased from Pottery Barn. Total price-$208.25. Probably a bit much for a baby, but it is rather cute. We bought the sign from the Paper Store in Leominster and the letters from Walmart. They put us through quite the ordeal. Chris and I initially saw them and bought five of the six letters at $1.79 each. They didn't have an "e" in stock, but we assumed they would get one in eventually. No such luck. We returned to Walmart several more times with no success. I called Lisa to check in Bismarck, only consonants left. I looked online--nothing. My Mom checked in Minot and called Williston, who said they were being clearanced. I asked Jessica to check in Billings, but assumed she'd find nothing. Consequently, Chris and I returned all the letters to Walmart and purchased some runners-up at Target. Not our favorites, but would do the trick if necessary. Jessica called saying she found the correct letter, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. She bought an "i." In the meantime, Chris went to Maine for a bachelor party and decided to check at the Walmart there. Low and behold, the letter was found!! I was shocked and thrilled. I put on the bows and hung them. They are adorable. I have also ordered two flower prints from art.com for $25.00, but they have not arrived. I am most likely going to buy a deep pink rug for the floor and that will be it. The nursery will be complete. It is exactly what I wanted, not babyish, but girly-cute. Hope Claire likes it too.