Picture Pages: March

 

Nursery update

Still waiting on the daybed bedding, and after that we'll pick window treatments and decide if the walls on either side of the window need anything.

But the crib bedding is here, as is the decal (we went with pussy willlows instead of a tree) and baby-name wall art.

This baby name process was much easier and shorter than the last time around, and the decision was made without a single fight, months in advance of Barrett Ander's arrival.

23 weeks

Nursery #2 Mood Board

We loved our first nursery, but we've decided to go with a completely different palette and approach this time.  OK, we're still thinking tree decal, but not quite so theme-y.

When we moved in, we decided on Sherwin Williams's intense teal as the color for the nursery, which would work for either boy or girl.

Since we know it's a boy now, we've decided on the rest of the palette - lime green, blue, brown and white - and we've started ordering some things.

First, a crib bedding set (My Baby Sam Paisley Splash in Lime), even though I didn't anticipate ordering one this time, since the blanket is kind of a waste and all I really need is a crib skirt.  But the colors and design of this one appealed to both Brian and I, so it's sort of a spring board for the entire room.

Since we have a couple of the amazing QuickZip sheets (in green and blue, I might add), I'll likely repurpose the brown polka-dot sheet into wall art of some kind down the road, once this little bugger's name has been finalized.

And the blanket may go up on the wall, too, depending on how pronounced the crib skirt and bumper are, once they're on the crib. 

Yes, we are crib bumper people; no I don't need to get into a debate about the safety risks.

And after seeing a daybed in our friends Mark & Beth's  nursery - absolutely genius idea for the nursing-every-two-hours mother so that I don't grow to hate a second couch - I decided I have to have that, too, at least for a few months.

So here's the daybed covering (Stone Cottage Fresno in Green Stripe), which I hope will coordinate yet contrast with the crib bedding well.

And finally the tree.  It just worked so well last time to liven up a big, bland wall, so we're going with another tree.  Trunk will be brown or white (not sure, yet), and the leaves will be lime green.

More details to come (like the My Baby Sam coordinating throw pillow and mobile I think I love, but don't want to buy until I'm sure these prints will work together), but we finally have a start.

Baby Shower Details

Just because I had so much fun putting things together for my sister-in-law's shower and I thought the details turned out really pretty.



21 weeks

First things first - at 20.5 weeks, on leap day, we learned we're expecting another baby boy.  Despite the apologies from family who were either convinced I wanted a girl or sincerely wanted a girl themselves, the three of us are thrilled for a baby brother for Cayden.  I'm excited to fully embrace the role of "boy mom," and Brian is glad he won't have to address girl drama in years to come.  And Cayden.  Although he told everyone at his school he's having a baby sister, he's wanted a boy all along, and we think he's pretty excited for a brother. 

At least he was excited for the new, blue penguin stuffed animal we gave him Wednesday afternoon after leaving the hospital.  He calls it his baby brother and wraps it in his blue blankie to carry around cradled in his arms.

Too cute.

Then we hosted Lauren's baby shower at my house this weekend (I was 21 weeks on Saturday).  I paid for it physically on Sunday (felt like I worked my quads like nuts at the gym), but it was a wonderful afternoon.  And the experience allowed me not only to enjoy getting creative with elegant (and cheap) shower decor, but also underscoreded for me that yes, this new house is perfect for entertaining.  35+ people including a half-dozen or so kids ate drank, socialized, played and enjoyed themselves for four hours.  All in all, a great success and a party-hosting confidence booster!