Let there be a nursery!

Italian superstition is vanquished! We are finally at a place where it is no longer considered bad luck or a "fatoot" (I know I spelled that incorrectly, Mom) to put up the crib. So, on Saturday, my parents, Nathaniel, and I enjoyed a Saturday morning breakfast and then headed out to Buy Buy Baby in Durham. I think my dad was partially exhilarated and partially saddened as he declared that this was the last crib he would be buying (He's bought the crib for Emory, which then belonged to Elizabeth as well... now, it's our turn...).

I have known which set I want for a while. The only choice we had to make was whether we wanted to get the "combo" changing table piece which is going to require 8-10 weeks to come in from the manufacturer. After putting Nathaniel through a crib-laden sojourn in baby world (where he is not entirely comfortable), we decided that we would take the set as we originally decided we wanted it, with the crib coming home on Saturday and the changing table joining later.

Once we got home, I was so excited, I thought I would head directly to the box, tear it open, and put together the baby's bed. Oddly, the third trimester convinced me to lay down, take a 2 hour nap, follow it with a 2 hour bath, and then head out to Heather and Casey's house for dinner. So, we didn't get the crib together until Sunday. However, with Nathaniel hanging shelves and the mobile being carefully placed, Sunday was as climactic as Saturday would have been and I am now, officially in love with the nursery!

Taking the crib upstairs...
The baby and I helping out with the mattress...
Daddy getting ready to do what Daddies do...
Grammar to confirm that this crib was, in fact, made in Vietnam...

And, now, the 360 degree view!

So... that is where Baby Boy Eschler is going to rest his head... I like that the Brooklyn Bridge panned out for us. We are going to add a twin bed to the room so that Emory and Elizabeth have a place to sleep during cousin visits!

I love our nursery and, as this womb is getting a bit cramped, I am getting more and more eager to place him in that crib and away from my bladder!