Gratitude

Don't you just love all of the little things in life that make your day? Here are the top 10 for today:

10. At Costco I got a book with their Thanksgiving weekend sales and the Kitchen Aid mixer I want will be $50 less.
9. I'm getting closer to deciding on my crib. I still haven't bought it, but I think I know what I'll do. Also, the bedding I like is on Ebay so I plan on being part of the inevitable bidding war this Saturday. Maybe I'll get lucky.
8. The weather here has been beautiful- about 60 degrees.
7. I was worried that over the last 2 weeks I'd gained lots of weight because I haven't been to the gym. At my doctors appointment I was happy to see that I've gained 11 lbs. That is what I was hoping for!
6. I only have 2 more days of school this week and only 2 days next week!
5. My kids are starting to write letters to me now so I get little notes like the one today that said "I like you. I wish you cood be my taechaer forevr. Frum ..." There is a labeled picture to go along with it of the student and "Gonzolis". Those are the best!
4. Thanks to my sweet neighbor Briti, I have a new SIMPLE recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Here it is:
1 spice cake mix
1 small can (15 oz.) of pumpkin
1 cup of chocolate chips
Mix those 3 ingredients and drop by spoonful on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes. How simple is that!
3. I bought a really cute maternity sweater at Old Navy for only $12. What a deal! I almost bought 2 just because it was so great.
2. Today I filled up my tank for $20.69. Who thought gas would come down so much?
1. At our ultrasound yesterday we found out that our little girl (Ella?) has a "beautiful" heart and that everything looks great. Hooray!

Nursery

I have had the main plan for a nursery in my head for years now, far before we started trying to have a baby. That isn't very surprising coming from me though is it! I chose the colors and started painting before I found out I was pregnant (the day before to be exact). My mom is amazing and she helped us tremendously. I must say that Gustavo has been wonderful as well. I usually take control of the home projects, but I've needed more help with this one and he has really stepped in. Here is what we have so far:


I LOVE IT! We bought a bookshelf and baskets from IKEA and ordered our changing table on Saturday. We planned to order the crib on Saturday as well, but when we went to Salt Lake to see the crib we thought we wanted neither of us liked it. We are now trying to decide what to do. Here are my top 3 options along with each choice's pros and cons. I'd LOVE your input so please comment!

Option #1


Pros: This is black and would match the other furniture well. I should be able to get a good price on it. Yolanda bought a black Da Vinci crib and it looks great and seems to be a high quality crib.

Cons: I can't see it in person. I don't know if the back seems awkwardly high?


Option #2- but the color would be espresso, not this light stain


Pros: This crib is beautiful! The picture doesn't do it justice. I've seen it in baby rooms online and in person and I always love it. It is very high quality and Gustavo and I love it.

Cons: It is the most expensive and the color is espresso, so it wouldn't match the black changing table or black/brown IKEA bookshelf perfectly. I don't know if that bothers me though. It doesn't come with the toddler rails and the other 2 do (do I really care though?)

Option #3

Pros: I think it looks really nice. It was one I was initially drawn to when I first started looking at cribs. It is a great price (on sale right now for $50 off regular price). It comes with toddler rails. It would be a great headboard when it converts to a full size bed.

Cons: Again, I can't see it in person. It only has one review. The review is extremely positive, but there is only one. I don't know about the quality of the crib. I don't like the small metal plates on the front of the crib.

I don't know which one to choose, but I think I like #2 and #3 the best. Gustavo is strongly leading towards crib #2 and when we were in the store I said "this would be my dream crib"- that is how much I loved it when I saw it. I plan on using the crib for all of my children and then using it as a full size bed eventually. I don't know if I'll ever use it as a toddler bed or day bed though. I like them all for different reasons and like I said, I would love to hear what you all think!