Can you link the crib she is in love with? Then maybe we can help you find a cheaper alternative.
We have a babydream and we've been very pleased with it after 6+ years of everyday use.
"Someday, I am going to go to bed without toys on the floor and sippys in my sink. Things will stay where I put them and I can have nice, fragile items on display. But when I do, I will look around with a wistfullness in my heart and miss the days where vibrant imaginations ran wild and there was evidence of life happening around me all the time!"