Wow, I can’t believe we are already setting up a crib! Of
course I had to document Joey putting together the new bed for our baby. Even
if he pretends to be camera shy, I know he secretly loves his candid photo opsJ
We went with the Davinci Jenny Lind Crib in white from
Target. Honestly, I was a bit worried about the quality because the price was
so affordable (under $200!), but so far I am really loving it. I have seen this
exact same crib at specialty stores for more than double that price and its
made by the same manufacturer and looks identical. So I am baffled as to why
someone would pay the extra cost for it, but not I! My amazing sis gave the
crib to us as a baby shower gift so I have her to thank for helping this nugget
sleep in styleJ
It was super easy to put together- took us less than 20
minutes, and it felt really solid and sturdy.
The white is a nice crisp color and the wheels on the bottom make it
easy to move around when I want to vacuum the dust bunnies from under there ( bahh- who am I kidding, I will never
do that, but it sounds like something a good mom would do…). I went with white because the gender of the
baby is going to be a surprise, so I figured something clean and simple would
be the way to go.
*Please note Joey's "If you don't stop taking pics of me I'm just going to make funny faces" face. The boy loves to model, just hates to admit it :)
The space is pretty tight in the nursery/guestroom, but I
was pleased to see that the crib fit right into the little nook that I imagined
for it.
I ordered the mattress on Amazon that is specifically
designed for this style of crib- The Davinci Twilight Ultra Firm Crib Mattress-6”. Apparently the crib is slightly longer than a standard crib, so this
mattress is the best fit. At $68 plus free shipping (booya Amazon Prime!) I didn’t break a sweat like I
thought I would. I thought the mattress would be relatively expensive since
adult size ones can cost an arm and a leg. So under $70 was a pleasant
surprise. It is totally waterproof for those lovely middle of the night
accidents J
Time to start on the bedding! Of course I plan to DIY that
because how hard could it be? If anyone can sew a few rectangles, its this girlJ
Anyone else enjoy the photo-op of their significant other
putting together their crib? I feel like that is something I wanted to document
for baby’s scrapbook, and thought you might too!
XOXO Katie
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