I read about the dangers of bumpers too, but you should have seen how exasperated my mom was when we were telling her of our minimalist nursery plans.  I think we will see how it goes and if she needs them (excellent advice--TY!)

I've been looking at an Angel Care monitor, probably for peace of mind, esp. since it would be me hearing anything (Stephen sleeps like the dead &amp; I sometimes have to push him off the bed to get him to turn off his alarm after 5 minutes of constant noise).

And yay! glad you like the crib.  It's so strange picking things out without being able to go see them in a store or really get much of an opinion from so far away.  The play mat that we were given is the same one that Aurelia has--so pretty!