Crib Shopping.....again

This weekend Zack and I went to Babies R Us to pick out a crib for Caroline...again!! Why? Because our crib was recalled! Yep, our crib happened to be one of the 320,000 cribs involved in the massive recall by Jardine Enterprises (you may have seen it on the news lately). So... back to the drawing board. We found out about it on Friday, and after calling the "recall hotline" at the manufacturer, we were told that they would be sending us a kit, in which we have to include some certain parts of the bed hardware (to render the crib unusable), and then return it to them. After this they will issue us a voucher for the value of the crib plus tax that we can then use towards buying any new crib at Babies R Us. Then, we can "dispose of the crib as we wish." Scrap lumber, anyone? All in all a big hassle. Obviously though, the good news in all of this is that we learned of it before putting our baby in an unsafe crib. AND, Zack and I picked out a new one that we actually like better anyway. Plus, Caroline will be sleeping in a bassinet in our room for at least the first three months anyway. SO.. I'm trying not to stress out about it and let go of my need to have the nursery ready and "perfect" before she gets here. Speaking of the nursery, that is one thing I didn't share pictures of in the last post and will now. Thank goodness for grandparents!! The nursery was a joint effort by Zack, myself, his parents and my mom (along with our niece Taylor and Zack's cousin Molly) working together over the last several weeks to get it done. It looks beautiful! Here's some pictures of the finished room: I don't think these pictures really do it justice... the color is a little off and some of the details in the room don't show up, but you get the idea. This weekend I have been especially impatient about waiting for Caroline to arrive. Partly because I have become somewhat uncomfortable (forget about sleeping and I just feel like there's NO MORE ROOM IN THERE!), but also because I just have this unbelievable longing to hold her in my arms, to lay eyes on her for the first time, and to see Zack's face when he holds her for the first time as her daddy. This morning as I was praying, I was reminded of how the Lord has orchestrated every detail of her being, and that the exact timing of her birth is a part of that. So... I'm trying to remember that He has a plan for her life, that includes the exact moment that she is born, and that I need to be patient...and wait. So I'll fold and refold all her baby clothes, straighten all the baskets on her changing table, check my hospital bag one more time.. and wait with anticipation until the moment she arrives.