Once upon a time, Andrew and I had a baby. The baby was so early that Andrew and I had purchased exactly nothing. Not a single item. When you have a baby that is born 14 weeks early, you also tend not to give a whole lot of thought to purchasing things while they are in the hospital fighting for their lives.
Nope.
So, when we finally got around to buying a crib, it was maybe a few weeks before Annabella would be coming home. We had been gathering tidbits from other parents, magazines, websites, nurses, and doctors about what we needed. Then the deciding factor: The neonatologist, Dr. Sunshine told us that we better get our act together because before long, our girl would be home.
When you go to buy a crib, be sure to give yourself 6 – 8 weeks lead time for delivery of the crib. When you don’t have that kind of lead time, you find a specialty baby store with cribs in stock. These stores can be very hard to find, but they are out there.
Why, oh why, am I writing about a crib? Because the crib that we finally selected is now completing its circle of life, as Annabella’s bed frame.
Yes, once our beautiful girl was done with the crib, and toddler bed, we moved her brother into the crib. Now that he is done with the toddler bed, Annabella gets a beautiful big girl bed, as she puts it.
In all seriousness, buying the convertible crib was the best furniture decision we’ve ever made. I highly recommend it.
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