07/18/2007: "As Done As It's Gonna Be"

I finally got around to hanging things on the walls of the nursery last week. Quit looking at me like that. The plan was to hang the stuff the weekend of June 1 and, well, we were indisposed, what with Dessa being born on May 31 and all. Since she doesn't sleep in the nursery, because I can't bear the idea of that yet, it hardly seemed imperative.

(This from the woman who had a meltdown because the wardrobe from IKEA might not be delivered before May 3 and I had a June 6 due date. You can shut up now. I'm talking to you, Dave.)

Anyway, the nursery is about as done as it can be, with the exception of shelves in the bookcase next to the crib, which are being finished as we speak. One shelf is done and in the garage and the other shelf is all warped and broken and needs to be replaced because I am a dumbass and bought the whole bookcase without really looking very closely at it. What can I say? It was on sale and I was 8 months pregnant and what do I know from shelves?

Anyway, I thought I'd share, because I am a giver and also because I am inordinately proud of how well it came out. I did very little work, other than conceiving the idea - Mom and Dave worked their hind ends off painting, putting up the border, building furniture and sewing new covers for the glider.

Here's what you see as you walk into the room:

The crib is against an inside wall so as to avoid any chill (where do I think we live? Antarctica?) and there's the infamous unfinished bookshelf ("It'll only take an hour or two to finish and it cost $150 less than the finished one!" said I. "The honey-do list is already so long I won't finish it until I'm 80 and now you are adding a new item to it!" thought Dave. And thus, the bookshelf is still somewhat unfinished. My bad.)

Turning right:

Here is the infamous Very Expensive Tinkerbell Blind that I have to tell you? I love. I think it totally makes the room and I really don't care how much it cost. Please note the rocking horse under the window. His name is Apache and my Aunt Bean insisted on buying him last Saturday, despite the fact that Dessa will need to be 15 - 18 months old before she can possibly play with him. It was a better alternative than the real pony she was threatening to procure (and still wants to buy, though we will be drawing the line at that). The thing about the horse? It talks. And sings. And moves its little mouth when it does these things. It seems to be possessed (what sort of horse sings?) and I find it a little creepy, but in a cute way. I suspect Dessa will love him when the time comes.

Continuing the tour:

Here is the extremely infamous IKEA wardrobe, which came out so fantastic I can hardly tell you. It has cunning little Tinkerbell knobs that I ordered specially from Disney.com and which cost the earth but! I! Don't! Care! This is my daughter's nursery and if I wish to spend my hard earned cash on blinds and drawer pulls, I shall! We only pass this way once.

Anyway, the deal we got on the glider more than made up for any reckless spending I may have done in other arenas. We got that glider for $25, people. And it's in lovely shape. I'm a bargain hunter from way back! That whole corner turned out better than expected - I only put up the toy hammock last week. Until that time the stuffed animals were colonizing the crib, and that was fine until I started wanting to, you know, actually put the baby in the crib (for mobile admiring purposed only! She does not sleep there yet! What do you think I am? Crazy? Putting my baby in her crib to sleep... for shame, people!).

Last but not least:

The changing table, which Dessa adores This kid loves to lay there and get changed. I suppose I would develop an affinity for the place where my poopy diapers were whisked away as well; it only makes sense. I've gotten some of my best smiles from my girl right here.

For those of you who didn't believe me when I said this kid has a lot of clothes? Try this on for size:

Those are only the clothes up through the 9 month size. I have an entire bin full of 9-12 month, 12 month and 18 month clothes in my own closet because there is not enough room in the nursery for them. Plus, the drawers in both the wardrobe and the changing table have clothes in them.

It's a good thing she's not spoiled.

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on Thursday, July 19th, gooeyDoug said

I would expect the Disney theme, but I've gotta say it: DISNEY KNOBS??? How very Martha Stewart of you.

Doug.

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