BJ and I decided that today was the day for a new crib for Gav. We have been borrowing an Amby bed from his mom. The Amby works awesome, but Gavin has learned how to roll over in it. Since it is just like a hammock, his little face gets stuck in the pillow where it dips, and he can't roll back over. So, fearing suffocation, we started crib shopping!
So, we started with Wal-Mart, Target, and Babies R US. We found the one that was in our price range and that looked amazing, but it didn't come in the color that would match what we already had. So, we started talking to our friends and seeing where their cribs were from. Tricia directed me toward JCPenny, and we scored big time! Not only did they have the color, the quality AND prices were waaaaayyy better. The only problem: we could use either white or espresso to match our current furnishings. Not a huge deal, but enough to take every freaking second out of my day to ponder. "Would white make it look too cheap?" "Would espresso be too hard to match?" "How would white hold up against crayola?" "If we buy a house, what would look best?"
Whatever... The ultimate decision was made upon a little research. The reviews said that the white wasn't a good shade (it had an eggshell tint) and it scratched soooo easy. I still wasn't convinced and headed over to Brian and Trish's to check out their espresso crib from the same collection. The espresso was beautiful and matched the shades of furniture at Target. Trish pointed out that her daughter, Brooke, had taken a couple bites out of the side and it was hardly noticeable. SOLD! Hey, this is a lot of money to be throwing around, so I better LOVE it, and it better hold up! So, after taking up way too much of my time considering, and probably way too much of your time reading this, the choice has been made, and (more importantly) BJ has all of his hair and just a slight headache. SUCCESS!!! (The good sport even let me pick out matching changing table AND dresser!)
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