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| Changing table in the works |
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| Again with the changing table |
Enough sentimental stuff, lets get to the meat of this blog. Tools and little use of directions, which
came back to bite me only a few times. We ordered all of our son's furniture off the Internet, from JcPenny, which worked out great. We got a credit account which helped save us money, we also got free delivery... just not free assembly. Oh no, nothing free about that, just you, your tools, and a wonderful wife there to tell you when you're doing it wrong, and to take pictures of the process, too! Actually, Melissa didn't nag, which is true to her character, she really helped out, even while being seven and a half months pregnant.
I decided to start with the changing table, you see there's a method to picking out which piece of furniture you should start with, especially if you plan on assembling all of it in one day. I figured I'd start with the second most aggravating piece, followed by the most aggravating, then finish up with the easiest/ least aggravating. According to my level of aggravation, I messed up the order. We got everything completed all the same.
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| The finished changing table. |
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| You've got to make sure you tighten everything down as best as you can, your child is depending on you! |
We took a break after the assembly process was complete, we went to get something to eat and, I believe, we did a little shopping at Babies R Us. We purchased a Serta mattress for the crib, which was second on the list of assembly. My sister, Joanna, stopped by and helped out with this process, which made it a little less frustrating. Notice the glider and ottoman in the background, we didn't get any pictures, but we did have to assemble those as well, which wasn't difficult at all. Except for buttoning the cushions on, that was a pain.
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| Joanna was helping, Molly and Louie were not. They were more interested in spending time with Aunt Joanna. |
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| Finished product. |
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| With blanket, which we learned in birthing class, we shouldn't put in with Ethan, it can be dangerous. |
Now for my coup de grace, the chest of drawers, I'm not even sure why I thought this would be an easy construction, but apparently at the time I did, boy, was I wrong.
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| Getting the pieces organized with Louie's help. |
Maybe it was the fact that I had been assembling all day, or because the first two pieces went so well, I thought I didn't need the directions this time, whatever the reason was, I know that this was a pain!
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| Molly and I having a moment. |
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| Who is that handsome, handy man? |
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| The drawers were pretty simple, so simple I could talk on the phone at the same time! |
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| Finished product, looks simple enough, but don't let it fool you. I think the third drawer sticks a bit too, tried to loosen everything and resolve problem, but, alas, I could not figure it out. |
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| The aftermath |
During my crazy month of December, I put together a few other items.
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| We purchased a Baby's 1st stroller/car seat. Not much assembly required, just attached the wheels. |
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| The biggest dynamic going into the stroller/car seat was learning how to operate everything. Which we found wasn't terribly hard. Then again, we didn't have a screaming baby with us at the time. |
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| We also bought a Graco swing set. Not at all fun to put together, but not incredibly hard. I was finished in about 45 minutes. |
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| It has different settings for swinging, slow or fast, it also has different songs on it, two of which were in our wedding. There are nature sounds and the mobile, which isn't battery operated, it moves as the swing goes back and forth. |
We're pleased with all the items we've received so far, and I have even more to blog about later. We've had three baby showers since the middle of November, with lots of pictures!
