we have a COMPLETED nursery (for the most part)

Lets start from the beginning, I had very few ideas about the nursery until I got pregnant and started doing some looking into options.  I'm not really into extremely 'baby' looking decor, you know the winnie the pooh crap.  I intially thought just making the bedding would be easiest and I certainly have the means, ie mom and cindy, to make it feasable.  My wonderful mother suggested just purchasing something and we could always rework them as necessary, I think she's regretting that now but oh well :)  I did find something unisex that I liked so we went with it.  The two things that needed to be reworked were the crib skirt, I insist it always just skims the ground and never hangs way above it, and the skirt for the changing table (which is actually our old desk).  I didn't have another place to put the desk and the size is much more substancial than a typical changing table so I figured by covering the bottom I could add storage and minimize the items we needed to purchase.  Importantly, that skirt must also skim the ground.  We accomplished the skirt thing two ways, the table was easy, it doesn't move.  We just used some velcro and made it to length, check!  The crib, not so simple.  It's on the highest setting now, so the skirt is as long as it will ever need to be and will move down as G begins to stand, climb etc.  We thought of a ton of methods and actually ended up going with a combo, velcro for the sides for now and safety pins for the front always and the sides later.  There is a full panel which is tied to the back of the crib that the panels are pinned too, which makes it able to adjust to ANY level.  LOVE IT!  THANKS MOM!

Alright, on to the pictures:

What's left to do? 

I think I'm going to switch the animal basket for the green with dots because you can't see the animals the way it's set up, thoughts?

I need to do something over the crib but don't have any ideas or inspiration, suggestions?

We are going to switch out the basic knobs on the dresser for g's birthday once we know what it is.

I'm going to either recover the lamp shades or get one with more basic colors, since this one clashes with the decor.

Before they left grandma and grandpa got G a pair, actually 2 but who's counting, of Jordans.  Dominic was thrilled to say the least

And the new couch got delivered today too!

nursery measurements

27 weeks

This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.


Belly shots:

Some nursery updates:

Here's 2 possible floor plans to go with our new swivel glider that we bought today. I know the chair is big but it has to be for comfort. Eventually it will move out into the living room as the second chair there and yes it does fit in there as well.

All the fabrics together, the sofa, chair and nursery bedding

Here's the chair in a different color, I'm pretty sure Dominic likes it.

And an upclose of the green microfiber for the chair

On the way out we marveled at the ridiculous parking jobs

And I can't leave out the three fabrics for our new sofa. The center fabric is the sofa and the two side fabrics are for 2 pillows each. The one on the left is actually discontinued but they were able to find enough to make the pillows out of and then gave me the swatch to do with as I please...I see another pillow in my future!

Here's the Sofa. It's the Chandler by Broyhill which happens to be the same that my mom got for their living room. We have a habit of doing that in my family, buying the same things. I guess all the research really does lead to a good choice if we each make the same one. Main factor in the choice for me was size, we needed a shorter sofa that still had a deep seat, and height, I like my head to rest on the back and not on the TOP of the back. Lets hope it fits through the door.