Awesome bargains

So it is fairly common knowledge that my sister is the Coupon Queen of the family. She manages to find the most amazing deals on amazing stuff, and pay barely anything. One of my plans when I become a stay at home wife is to learn from her. All the savings will go a long way on a Dental School budget.

However, this post is about what I have managed to find for baby, at awesome deals.

A few weeks ago Rosie told me that Target was re-setting its baby department. This means that tons of stuff went on clearance--clothes and gear. It took me a while to get to Target, but when I finally did, I found two great finds!

1) A crib mattress for $22. I had been told to expect to pay about $100 for this piece of equipment. I got it for a fifth of the price, and a pretty decent one too!

2) A Jogging Stroller for $55! Also a potentially pricey item. I haven't opened it up yet to make sure it is perfect, but it looks nice and I think it will work well.

This next find was not from Target, but still a deal!

Obviously, not yet put together, but this is our crib for Baby Bass!! I found it on Craigslist. A young family had used it and were done having kids, so they just wanted to get rid of it. They took good care of it and it looks brand new, with all the parts included. Most people know that cribs can cost a quite a bit. For this beauty: $85! They really just didn't want it in their house anymore. Oh, we were so excited when we found this and saw how good it still looks. I'm so excited to put it together and get the nursery set up. But that will require some organization first.

And for this curious souls, here is a new baby bump picture of me. One of these days I'll get one where I actually look decent. Oh well.