"e" is for elusive elephant diaper stacker

So - like I said in the last post - we started setting up the nursery in earnest this weekend.  Marmee & Grammy came over to help and I think we made some EXCELLENT progress.  If you've never been to our house - then you never had the pleasure of seeing what this room used to look like.  Basically, when we moved in, it was the room where we put anything we didn't know what to do with.  It was a sink hole, a disaster, a GIGANTIC mess... 
This picture isn't exactly accurate...  We had at least cleared a path at this point into the room. 

Anyway - after a weekend-long clean up that took 3 people and maybe pieces of each of our souls away...  We had a basically empty room to use for our little one.

Marmee and Alex LOVINGLY assembled the changing table on Sunday night.  It was (as are many "some assembly required" pieces of furniture) more of a production than it looked like it would be.  But they united forces and got it done!

 

Isn't it pretty?  The drawers work perfectly & everything!  They did a fantastic job! 

So, yesterday, we got some drawer liner paper and put all of her little clothes away in the drawers.  And as we were looking at the changing table - and realizing that diapers & wipes were not going to be going into those drawers - we started to talk about Marmee making a hanging diaper storage something or other to attach to the sides of the table.  THEN we had the bright idea that there might actually be a hanging diaper stacker in the same pattern as the crib bedding, and we (Marmee & I) began an internet search - AND WE FOUND IT!  But it was not sold separately.  Not on Amazon, Target, JC Penney, not even on the website of the creator of the bedding...  Frustrated - we started for Ebay, and were planning an all-out scouring of baby stores in our respective metro areas.  Then, my smart husband realized what we were doing and asked the question that neither Marmee nor I had even thought to consider...  "Isn't there one in the 6 piece set that we have?"

Sheepishly, I got up from my chair and looked at the package from the 6 piece set.  "Set includes: bumper, dust ruffle, diaper stacker, quilt/coverlet, and fitted sheet". 

What do you know?!?!  We already had one.  I filled it with the tiniest, cutest little diapers last night.

We have already washed a ton of clothes that were donated in Dreft and folded & hung them ready for the baby...  She has all the short sleeve onesies she needs, all the sleepers she needs, and SEVERAL cute outfits for the 0-3 month size.

onesies & socks

sleepers

 
outfits

hang up outfits.

We haven't assembled the crib.  Like I said earlier...  Paranoia.  But she has a cute bassinet...  Once we put that together, I'll post a picture.  And we're (naturally) going to keep that in our room with us for at least the first few months anyhow.  So...  we opted to put a full-sized bed in the nursery for visiting friends and family members. 

It has a box springs & a frame on the way...  And I'm told it's super comfy. 

Finally...  because A) they're RIDICULOUSLY cute, and B) the room needed a bit more personality...  I put 3 little burp cloths on the side of the changing table.  2 of them, Auntie Kakes did redwork on, and 1 is the one Kathy & Amanda found and gave us.  I think these 3 might be too cute to let Lorelei spit up on. :)

That's our progress so far in the nursery.  I'll post more pictures as we complete more tasks.  Our next big goal is to get the car seat.  (They won't let you take your baby home from the hospital without one of those).  Otherwise, we're almost ready for her to arrive.

- mama g