The Nursery (Part 2)

I'm so, so happy with the way the nursery turned out.  As I wrote about in The Nursery (Part 1), decorating this has been an all around family project & labor of love.  I'm so grateful to my family for helping so much with getting it as perfect as it could be! 

So here's my favorite panorama picture of the nursery! I love the bright colors & of course, the airplanes.  

Other side view of the nursery: 

This wall is pretty special to me.  It's not super clear in this picture, but the photograph hanging on the wall is of a puppy dog on a tow truck pulling other trucks. My Papaw took that photograph when he was in college & it hung over the mantle place at his family's house for the longest time.  As long as I can remember, though, it's been in Mamaw & Papaw's house.  I love that he took the picture & it's a typical little boy photo with the trucks & dogs.  Jon & I were thrilled when I told us we could have it to put in the baby's room.  Such a special touch to add.  

The other piece below it was actually a piece of furniture that my parents used for my nursery. It looks perfect with the photo above it & fits on that wall great too.  So, we have a little bit of old with a little bit of new in the nursery!  

 Here's the other side of the nursery.  The mirror, lamp, and canvas were all painted by me.  The chair (which you can see better in the other blog post) is actually blue & green to match.  And, the dresser is from IKEA...one of my favorite stores ever! 

The shelves on the wall are also the same bright green & they are also from IKEA.  I wish there was an IKEA closer to us! 

Daytime picture of the nursery before the shelves were hung.  And, notice the little airplane rocker in the floor from Jon's sister.  So cute.  

This decal turned out perfect! I ordered the Airplane Decal from Etsy.  Great Etsy shop to work with & loved that she let me order this in 2 different colors.  It is absolutely perfect & looks amazing! 

This is the other wall decal that is right above the door.  It was also ordered from Etsy.  I wanted a little Dr. Seuss combined with airplanes, so this one fit perfectly! 

So now we're just waiting for little Jett to make his appearance so he can use all the wonderful things we have for him.  We're so blessed by our friends and family that have graciously given us gifts for this sweet baby and helped with so many things. This baby is already so lucky to have wonderful people in his life.    

The Nursery (Part 1)

Oh the nursery!  This has been one of my favorite parts of getting ready for Baby Jett.  When we first found out we were having a boy, Jon's immediate reaction was to do a sports nursery.  My thought was that we have the rest of our lives to do sports (more than likely) with this little guy, so I wanted to do something different.  I spent hours looking up nursery ideas online.  We looked at bedding from literally everywhere & couldn't find anything that we both loved.  When I found the airplane material on Etsy and we both loved it (gotta go with what you agree on!) that's what we settled on.  Of course.... all the "custom" places online were either outrageously priced OR would take anywhere from 8-12 weeks.  For those that know me, when I want something I want it done pretty much instantly.  (I call this "only child syndrome" at its finest) My wonderful mother, knowing how I am about things, decided that she could probably sew the bedding.  I just had to promise to help & not want perfection since she repeatedly said she's "not a seamstress."  :)

I found the material a lot of places online, but ended up ordering 8 yards for about $40 (on sale!) from here.  Once we got the fabric, we went & got the baby bumper inserts for around $20 and picked up some cording and extra material for the bed skirt, crib sheets, and cording around the bumpers.  I think in total the materials we used were around $100, which was much cheaper than getting it made online AND I was getting exactly what I wanted. 

Making the bedding was a labor of love from my mom.  We stayed up way too late many nights sewing and making mistakes with the bedding.  We got acquainted with the seam ripper pretty good, but looking at the bedding you'd never know that we made mistakes!  We used Mamaw's sewing machine so it was so special creating something for Jett that, no doubt, Mamaw would have been so proud of us doing.  There were so many times, though, that we both just wanted to pick up the phone & ask her a question about sewing.  I still laugh thinking about the lady in Hancock Fabric telling Mom she'd have to use a zipper foot for the cording & Mom saying "Okay...um what's that?!"  It was so great just to be able to spend time together doing the project & the finished product turned out amazing!  Definitely fun memories that I'll never forget.

Mom sewing the cording & material

The first bumper complete! It was only about 1AM, but we were so proud!

 

Up close of the bumpers while sewing them

Final product of the bumpers and crib skirt (before the crib sheets were done)

Emma was really tired & ready to go to bed after us staying up so late,

so she just decided to sleep on the extra fabric!

Papaw even got in on the sewing! This was him making an orange pillow with minky material and a satin edge.  Turned out perfect!

 

 Final product of the bumpers, crib sheets (just one of them, but I have several), crib skirt, & orange pillow Papaw made! I'll post more about the decal in my next nursery blog.  :)

Mom also made the curtains using some of the extra material from the bedding.  The orange part of the curtains is actually king size sheets from Bed Bath & Beyond that were on clearance for $18.  She cut the sheets into panels the same size as the airplane material.  They match perfectly! 

Other Projects:
I also decided to make use of several items I had in the house instead of going out & buying new things.  This turned out to be way more fun than I expected! I took a swatch of the airplane fabric to Home Depot & got blue and green paint that matched the bedding perfectly.  Home Depot has little sample jars of paint that they'll mix for you for around $3.  For what I was painting, the little sample jars are more than enough for what I needed and I still have some left.  The paint from there is much better, in my opinion, than buying the little cans from Hobby Lobby. 

My first project was turning in an old canvas I had previously painted (and didn't use) into a wall hanging for the nursery.  I went to Hobby Lobby & bought the wooden letters and airplane 1/2 off for around $5.  The airplane was originally baby blue and red, so I used my paint from Home Depot & painted it to match the nursery.  After everything dried, I used Mod Podge & glued the letters on the canvas.  I thought it turned out cute!

Finished Product!

 

Since Mom & Dad moved in the middle of my pregnancy, they had lots of things from their house in Camden to get rid of.  I got this gold mirror from Mom's bathroom and decided to paint it to go above the changing table using the same paint. 

 

Before:





 

After:

 

 

I knew I wanted a lamp to go in the nursery beside the glider.  I had this lamp just stored in my closet because the original colors didn't match the current decor in our house.  The lamp was originally turquoise, brown, & white.  Using the same paint (seriously, best $6 investment ever) and masking tape, I painted this lamp the green & blue that match everything else. 

 



Finished Product!

 

It was so fun getting to paint and make different things for the nursery.  It really has made it special knowing that my family has helped with different parts of the room.  Can't wait to post pictures of the completed nursery soon!

Putting Together the Crib



On October 30 our crib finally came in.  Of course, I was chomping at the bits at my office the minute I found out that it was in to start putting it together.  Thankfully Jon knows me well enough to realize that every plan we had previously for the night would be put on hold until the crib was together.  We also had our carpets cleaned that day, so it was perfect timing!

 

On Monday we happened to go to Target & noticed that all their baby mattresses were on clearance.  For the price (and convenience) we decided to go ahead & just get a mattress while they were on clearance.  So that made me want to get the crib together even more!

 

The crib was obviously in a thousand little pieces when Jon opened the box.  I came home from work and this is what our nursery looked like:

 

Emma had to help with putting the crib together too!

 

 Jon putting together the crib

His "I'm so excited to be putting this crib together and not getting a nap before work" face

 

Putting together the drawer that goes underneath the crib

Our current "baby" testing out the crib & mattress

Final product! It looks so cute & is exactly what I wanted. My supervision skills paid off!

Oh...and Jon's ability to actually put the crib together :) 

 

26 Weeks

This week has been so much fun & jam packed! 

Monday I had my glucose/gestational diabetes test and an ultrasound.  I had the Fruit Punch drink & it was ridiculously sweet.  I had such a headache after drinking that especially since I normally drink all water.  I also had to have an ultrasound (again) because Baby Baker is a stubborn one.  At my last anatomy scan, he would not cooperate at all! They couldn't get all the necessary measurements, so I had to have another ultrasound.  Well, of course, this time he was equally as stubborn! They still couldn't get a measurement of his spine, so we'll try again at a later date.  I don't know which side of the family stubbornness runs on--definitely not mine! haha!

Tuesday we had all of the carpets in our house shampooed.  Seriously, it's the little things in life that make me so happy! Also the crib finally came in again.  Jon was at home when the UPS driver came to deliver it.  He told Jon that the box had a hole in it & he wasn't sure if he needed to mark it as damaged or leave it with us.  After several phone conversations (thank goodness for a patient and nice UPS driver), we decided to keep it.  We called Overstock's customer service & while on the phone with them opened the box to see what was wrong with it.  We figured out that it was the back side of the crib that had a few scratches on it, but since it faced the wall it wasn't too bad.  Overstock is sending us a replacement piece for the crib sometime this week.  Whew. 

Tuesday night we put together the crib. Okay, really Jon put together the crib while I supervised, but still.  It's so precious.  So glad that I can mark that off the to do list now!

Wednesday was Halloween & instead of dealing with the masses of kids that are normally dropped off in our neighborhood, we watched "What to Expect When Expecting" upstairs in our bonus room.  We laughed at the labor/delivery part especially because Jon told me that I'd definitely be the one that was the most dramatic and difficult.  At least he knows upfront!

On Thursday, the doctor's office called me.  They said they needed to update me on my test results, which I instantly thought they were going to tell me I had gestational diabetes.  Thankfully, my thyroid was off a little so they only increased my medication.  And, my glucose testing came back in normal range.  Whew. 

Friday my mom came into town.  We stayed up until at least 1AM sewing the bumpers for the baby bed.  They turned out SO stinkin' cute.  I'm so impressed with her being able to make them for me.  She loaded up my Mamaw's sewing machine & we figured out the bumpers slowly but surely.  It was so special sewing with Mamaw's machine too.  We laughed so hard at trying to figure out how to cut the material, sew it the right direction, etc.  It's a miracle that they turned out so cute.  Can't wait to post a blog soon about the nursery. 


Pregnancy Journal:
How far along? 26 Weeks

Total weight gain/ loss? No weight gain yet... Went to the Dr. on Monday of this week & he asked if I was actually eating. If he only knew!

Maternity clothes? None yet....but my clothes are getting a little be tighter :( 

Sleep? Sleep is getting better this week.  Now if only I could sleep without getting up to go to the bathroom 20,000 times a night!

Best moment this week? SO many good moments this week.  We got the crib in (and put together), our carpets in the house got shampooed this week, I had a good Dr. Appt, and Mom & I made the baby bedding for the nursery.  Everything is coming together & it's so exciting getting ready for this sweet baby. 

Miss anything? No

Movement? Lots of movement! I feel like he's doing flips constantly!

Food cravings? Pumpkin still.  And bananas.
 
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

Most entertaining thing you've been emotional about this week? Too much happiness for this week to be emotional

Have you started to show yet? My belly is definitely sticking out now

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Name possibilities?  I think we've actually settled on a name! Announcement coming soon!

Looking forward to?  Thursday my college best friends are coming to stay with me! Laura G. , Lindsay, & Laura M. will be here for the ASU home football game & to catch up. Can't wait for the 4 of us to be reunited! Mom & I are also going to the Holiday House in LR this weekend. Always a favorite of ours.