This last weekend I learned something about myself:  While I am a really big and unreasonable tightward, I really like things to be in boxes.

A while ago our good friends Michelle and Pete helped us out in finding the right baby stuff that we needed at a local baby supply place called Goores.  They also found out that there was going to be a warehouse sale going on in a few weeks.  With the promise of scintillating savings at rock bottom prices, we decided to forego major furniture purchases until we went to the sale. 

That was all find and dandy because, as previously mentioned, I'm a famous tightwad.  That lasted about 10 minutes of looking around a warehouse at pre-assembled and slightly dusty cribs.  Sure, they seemed to have at least one of the pieces that we had been looking for, but it was unclear if we could get the matching dresser, and what if it was missing something and it wouldn't fit in the back of my car and . . .yeah.  So, a trip to Goores and about $1000 later we are now the proud owners of a "Sleigh" crib and reversible dresser. 

The cool thing about the dresser is that you can turn it upside down and it's also a changing table.  The not so cool thing is that neither it nor the crib will be in for six to eight weeks.  1.5 to 2 MONTHS.  We're due April 10th.  We'd actually known this, but had manged to forget it, assuming that we would be getting fabulous (and instant) bargain at warehouse land.

As I understand it, babies initially do pretty much only 3 things:  Eat, Sleep, and Poop.

Eating we've got covered.  Dodi has these amazing attachments that should cover feeding for the next six months, at least.  Sleeping we also have covered  - my mother-in-law got us a nice little Bassinet that we plan to put in our room (ask us how that works out . . every time I mention it to a parent they get this smug little half smile . . .).  So we're good for that.  The pooping thing, though, has me worried.  We had been counting on the magical reversible dresser/changing table thing for diaper changing duties.  We were now without it.  Since I don't think we can convince her to not poop for the next 1-2 months, I had to come up with another plan.

Behold, the product of 3 hours work and a can of varnish:

It is made entirely of pre-finished scrap wood that my buddy Pete got me off one of his electrician jobs.  We picked up the changing pad, and have attached the snaps to the bottom of the table.  Right now this is the only piece of furniture in my child's room, and will likely be the only piece until we get the crib and dresser in.  I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.