Realism Hits

Baby on a budget doesn't mean you can theme things just the way you planned.  This seems so obvious now, but it is just dawning on me.  I recently heard about The Kids Exchange and couldn't wait to go!  The Kids Exchange comes twice a year to multiple states providing a space where you can sell and purchase pre used child items.

My giant haul

We find out the sex of the baby on thursday (yay!) so everything I picked up had to be gender neutral.  Completely by accident EVERYTHING I purchased was green & brown jungle theme.  Guess we're going with jungle nursery.  As you can see everything just got thrown into the room, I've slowly been getting around to washing everything. The nursery recently was just a storage room, one of my paintings was still in there (the giraffe in the background). It matches so we're keeping it in there.


Not only is the realism of budget friendly hitting but also that I'm growing.  Cut down from my 15 pairs of pants/shorts (too many!) to now 3.  Looks like maternity clothes shopping is in my near future.

As all moms, I love a deal.  Let me share with you some of the amazing items I picked up at the sale!  Once I get the nursery up I'll show you how it is all coming together.

$5 Lampshade

Pack-N-Play ($45) Carrier ($20) Diaper Genie ($10) Bath ($4)

Carseat/Stroller ($65)

Hamper/Crib Set ($50)

Part of crib set

Lots of blankets, onesies, bibs, etc ($1-2 each)

Lot-O-baby clothes ($1-3 each)