the nursery

Yes, I am still pregnant! Technically, I have three weeks to go. I would be more than happy to go all the way until my due date... although I was up most of last night with pretty regular contractions. But I totally believe in this whole "bedrest" technique. A nice warm bubble bath can really work wonders with strong contractions. In my earlier pregnancies, I would get restless and go on a long walk... which would put me into labor. Now, I am just chilling and relaxing and not moving much. I am gonna cook this little fetus as long as I possibly can.

We are getting really excited for him to join our family. I feel so much more prepared than I did a couple of weeks ago, although I don't think I've done a whole lot. The nursery is not finished yet, but it is painted and the crib is put together. His clothes are washed and organized into their sizes and I can't believe how TINY they are!! I love that babies come so small!!!!

So, I am posting pictures of the nursery. Not because I profess to be any type of interior decorator. I believe that you should feel comfortable enough to do what you WANT with paint... because it's cheap, easy and can be painted over if you don't like the results. I would rather be creative and not do the plain old regular tan/white. But that's just me. Anyway, this is what I did in the baby's room...


I know it's not for everyone, but I have really enjoyed mixing my own paint colors. Maybe it's scary and disastrous, but it's part of the fun for me. I bought two paint colors. A dark tan and a dark green. I mixed them several times to get the colors that fit my style and matched the crib set given to me. It took several samples on the wall to get what I wanted. When I had the two basic (darker) tan and green, I used those and then mixed again with white to get lighter shades.. so four colors in all and lots of paint leftover for touch ups. I think all the paint and tape together cost me about $15. Call me a "cheapaholic" all you want, but that's the way I work it.


Originally I thought I would do basic checkers... but I don't know how to be uniformed and structured. I decided to paint the squares before the rest of the room just in case I hated it and wanted to paint over it. But I think it gives the room style and makes the white furniture stick out. The crib set also came with matching curtains, but I decided to make my own white to simplify. The room is busy enough. (I also covered the glider chair. It used to be a light blue... which probably could have worked with the crib set, but oh well. I made the tan covers with zippers so I can throw them in the wash easily..)

As far as organizing all his clothes (I HAVE SO MANY CLOTHES!) here is what I've done. In the closet organizer, I have over 25 pairs of PREMIE pajamas. The 0-3 are still folded in the bins. I just can't seem to get rid of the really small stuff... even after 3 boys, they hardly get used. And you must know how much I love back-of-the-door shoe organizers. I still don't understand why a human who doesn't walk needs more pairs of shoes than the entire family combined, but they are so very cute...


Obviously I have to hang things on the walls. I have a big white mirror, a shelf and lots of pictures frames, but I am brainstorming something for over the crib. It will have to be done after the baby is born... but of course after he's born, I don't know if I will have the time/energy to get around to it.

Stay tuned for pictures of the boy's bedroom. Just about finished storing their summer stuff. :(