I have already accumulated some decor for my future kiddo's nursery. Coming from someone who has already bought/made a slew of diapers for her yet-to-be-conceived (maybe) child and has owned an Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper Bassinet for 4 months now, would you expect anything less?

The way I see it, I had no choice but to buy these nursery accessories. The Dolly Toy Company's "Balloon Vendor" series is what decorated my room as a small child. I have fond memories of that glowing cluster of plastic balloons sitting on my dresser. Since I shared a room with my sister who is 2 years my junior, the nursery decorations adorned the room long enough for me to remember what they looked like. The walls were sunshine yellow and there were yellow and white gingham curtains on the windows. The worn-out shag carpet had multicolored stripes that (sort of, but not quite) matched everything. Obviously the carpet was there before my young expectant parents moved into the house. My mom didn't know if she was going to have a boy or a girl, so she tried to pick something gender neutral. I bet if you were born in the 70's or early 80's, chances are you may have had one of those clown balloon lamps too.

I found all these items on eBay at different times and snatched them up. My collection is nearly complete. I lack 2 pieces that were part of the "Balloon Vendor" line: The "Tidee Up" clothes hook and the "Revolving Crib Toy".
I don't think I had those two items in my room as a child, but I wouldn't mind making my collection complete. My mom swore up and down that the mobile I purchased was the one that hung over my crib, but when we were looking at some old photos, I saw that the mobile was actually a little different. It was the same brand, but there were Disney characters hanging from umbrellas instead of the balloons, clown and circus animals. I thought it was odd that my mom didn't match the mobile w/ the wall hangings, lamp, and switchplate cover, but whatya gonna do?

I've seen the revolving crib toy on eBay before, but I've never seen the clothes hook anywhere. Guess I'll have to keep looking. Honestly, I never thought I would be the kind to decorate my chid's room with any type of clown or circus theme, as many children and adults have a creepy aversion to clowns, but this clown is more goofy-cartoony looking than a real circus clown. The room is already painted a light blue - almost the exact same color as the hippo on the mobile. The carpet is a varigated green color. Very 70's. I want to make curtains that have wide red & white stripes to resemble a circus tent. I've even thought about constructing some triangular cornice boards to put at the top of the windows that look like the tops of circus tents.

I know I'm getting way ahead of myself. I'm surprised that DH doesn't think I've gone mad. I guess we just have blind faith that we won't have any infertility issues and it will be relatively easy for us to conceive.

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