Crib Notes

On Friday, Travis and I made the epic trek to the "motherland" of baby stores, Babies R Us. I have been asking Travis to go with me for weeks and we finally had an afternoon to do it. I'm not sure what I was expecting this first trip to be, (magical I suppose) but I left feeling very,very tired. And overwhelmed at how many decisions we need to make! Fortunately for me, I have years of nannying and baby experience behind me, so I know what brands and what products I like. I've used most of them by now! I can't imagine walking in there with no baby "knowledge" at all! I would have passed out in the doorway. Anyway, we were just there to browse and to get an idea of what things we absolutely need and what things we want. However we did have one major thing to do and that was to look at cribs.

I believe I mentioned this before, but Travis' uncle is a very gifted and talented contractor who is also a skilled carpenter. He has been making cribs for family and friends for the last few years and he has been patiently waiting to make one for us. Isn't that sweet? I love that this will be an heirloom for us. Anyway, He made my day when he announced that I could design it anyway I wanted and he would make it! How fun right? So, now I am lost in a world of choices, styles, and colors. I want to pick something that will be good for boys or girls and something that I will still like in the future! He and I have worked together on stuff before, so I know that this will be fun, but I am desperately seeking some inspiration right now. I took pictures of our top four cribs from Babies R Us, but of course there are many other stores to visit too! Let me know what you think...I will take some pictures of the rest of the furniture in that room so that you'll know what we're working with. I just haven't done that yet...stay tuned, but for now, I want to hear which one you like below!





I really like the simplicity of this one. I like the curves on the posts and the sleigh look. Ignore the colors of all these cribs. Most likely I will go with white, but I'm not sure about that yet either.

I love a four-poster crib! Not sold on the stars, but what do you think of this style? I think you could do this easily for a girl, but what about for a boy? Too feminine? I also like the wide slats on this one.

Ok, this one is one of my favorites. I like the details in the molding and the feet. Click on it to see it better. I also like the architectural look of it. It's a very "strong looking" crib I think.

Again, another sleigh style, but I love the shelf on the bottom. Could be a nice storage option with some cute matching baskets under there?? Isn't it funny that I took pictures of all the black cribs? I didn't like any of the oak or white ones! Except the four poster. So what do you think?? Which one do you like of these 4??