Nursery Pictures

So there are tons of pics but here are just 10 of them but I think you can get the 'feel' of the room from them.  We had SUCH FUN creating this room for our baby boy.  Everything from online shopping, multiple Pott.ery Bar.n Outlet trips, and homemade items from loving friends and family went into completing the room.  We love it and hope he does too!

View from door

This piggy bank was the 'guest book' from our first baby shower

Closer view of his bookcase complete with cool alphabet blocks, books,  toys (in the candy jars), and blankets down on the bottom.  The white frame holds an et.sy find and the red magnet board is also a chalkboard.

This alphabet was one of my husbands finds.  We wanted a 'vintage' alphabet and he found these with the tools on them and had to have them!  Also, this glider was a gift from my mom and stepdad and it is simply amazing!  So comfy!

Close up of one of the bookshelves (I can't seem to get blogger to let me reorder these pics!).  Anyway, there is Sophie driving the bulldozer to knock down the alphabet letter/ word/ picture blocks. :)

A favorite stuffed animal of mine already.  SO SOFT!  And he's holding a camera (Dane's first of many cameras we're sure since my husband is a photographer!)

These number hooks are on his closet door.  I want to hang something in the panel above.. maybe his birth announcement...

The 'rocket' art work was one of the first things we found for the nursery.  It says at the top "Conquer the Moon".  I loved that.  Oh, and, yes, there's a fireplace in his room (we have 4 in our house) but this one is a non-working one and it's sealed off.  Its an old coal burning fireplace (our house was built in 1927)

Little piggy banks and other knick-knacks. :)  I like his name hanging on the twine...each letter is a different pattern & color (plaid, stripe, etc)

One last one of his crib.  To the left is one of his 3D ultrasound pics and a maternity pic under it.  On the floor over there is the 'bop.py collection' and his toy bucket.

Hope you enjoyed the nursery tour!  It makes me happy every time I walk by his room :)

Nesting!

My goodness my little man has a lot of stuff already!  But we all know what I shopper I am!  haha!  I have 2 laundry baskets full of clean clothes, blankets, etc... to find a place for in his dresser and closet. Not to mention the books I've collected for him already.  It's awesome.  I love it.  :)  Here are pictures of some of the stuff I'm putting away today.

 This was his first gift.  We got it back in October. One of Z's best friends' moms sent it to Dane.  Lots of sleep sacks, bibs, and 2 homemade blankets!

Two of the cool onesies we got when we were in NYC before Christmas.  We had such a hard time  choosing and have been on the websites of the sellers looking at more stuff from them already!  The blue one has a cool image of a building in Brooklyn and then the Alien bird is sitting on the street light post that says 5th Ave. The shark one we thought would be fun for the beach this summer.

My husband is a photographer, hence all the camera-related stuff!  

One of the shelves on the bookcase.  I have a ton of books for him already!  I'm on the hunt now for some baskets to put on the shelf under this for the smaller board books and also some 'regular' size books.  And I know it's not a clear picture, but that little cream/blue stuffed animal there is a Jelly.cat giraffe!!!!  It is the softest, most wonderful little thing!  I LOVE giraffes and had been looking at the various Jelly.cat animals (b/c they are amazing!) and had never seen this one before.  My mom found it and gave it to Dane for Christmas this year!  Let me tell you, our little Sadie girl sat in front of that shelf for like 2 hours whining for it. Poor thing.  It's hard for her to know what toys are puppy toys for her and which are things for Dane!

Magnetic Chalkboard from pbk, classic Melissa.and.Doug toy (love their stuff!) and cool letters from my mom to spell out his name!  I have had these letters for ages and was going to use them to announce his name, but never did.  :(  Anyway, I put magnet strips on the back of the letters and voila!  :)

The 'overflow' books I have yet to find a home for.

'Sprout gown and hat'.  We have a beehive store nearby where et.sy sellers sell their stuff.  LOVE. IT!  My mom got this for me there.  I am thinking it could be his 'coming home' outfit...

newborn blue knit beanie from my friend Naylene.  She is a total et.sy shopper!

Dwell.Studio from Tar.get.  Love it.  Their stuff is so graphic but clean lines and bright colors.  I found these 2 little guys on the clearance rack Saturday.  The robot one even has a hoodie!  :)

FOOTIES!  My sister gave Dane the 2 classic polo outfits and I got the striped one at baby g.a.p.  The polos will be great for the fall/winter!

Speaking of winter, I stocked up on stuff at pbk for Dane's first Christmas!  

So anyway, that's what's going on today, on my snow day!  I need to be working on my maternity leave lesson plans, but I keep putting them off even though it is stressing me out beyond belief.  For now, I'm just going to enjoy putting up Dane's clothes and washing his bedding so I can get that put on (we don't have the bumper yet- still being sewed).  It's coming together!

Nursery Idea Board

So here's the breakdown:

Furniture: purchased and will be delivered before Christmas!  Woohoo!  

Bedding: brown / cream gingham.  Love that I can do pretty much anything with it.  Will probably get some fun printed crib sheets to use with it so it's not so 'gingham-y'. 

Rug: It's the p.b.k rugby rug.  Love it.  Don't have it yet.

Book Rack: LOVE that it is open-faced!  And it mounts on the wall so it saves floor space.  We got an awesome little bench at an antique store (will have to take a pic of it) to go under it. 

Toy Box: another p.b.k find.  I realize it's a bit early to have a toy box in the room and we may not buy it now, but I included it b/c its so cute and different looking!

Initial Wall Decals: I guess they speak for themselves!  Can't decide which to use (if any) but liked the idea for somewhere in the room

Dog Art: cuteness, right!  Gonna keep looking around but I like them so far.  We have a black lab so I do kinda wish I could find one that looks more like her. However, with my husband being a photographer, there will be plenty of photographs of her around!  :)

Storage Bins: again with my p.b.k. obsession!  I actually got the big green/tan and the little blue/tan one at the outlet last week!  Score!

Vintage signs: these are smaller scale and can be purchased individually or as a group.  I can't decide!

Rocket Poster:  Love it and will have to get it soon.  This is actually the only thing on this page that Z picked out on his own so it's a must-have.  And I do love the top 'conquer the moon'.  adorable.

What we still need to think about or decide on:

Paint color (I can't choose one!)

Chair (I really want an upholstered rocker/glider/swivel club chair but they're so expensive!)

Curtains (I'm thinking navy/brown/cream pinstripe but I don't know!)

Bookcase (or something like that to display stuff on and but storage bins on maybe???)

So there you have it!  My work in progress idea board!  Hope you like it! :)