Monday, September 17, 2012

The Nursery Reveal!

So here it is, in all its glory :) Not going to lie, I was probably just as leery on how it was all gong to turn out as the rest of you. I felt pretty good about it since I was basically just copying this fabulous nursery, but was still a little apprehensive the fabric decisions and accessories I picked were going to mix well together.
 
 

 

Sheets on bed (below)


 





Crib Bedding 

Everything but the sheets are made by my momma. It is all Premier brand fabric ordered from fabric.com at about $8/yard. Below are links to each print I ordered and be sure to do a google search for a coupon code before you place your order. I think I got 15% off and they usually have free shipping on orders of $35 or more. They were super fast and I got the shipment a few days after I placed it. In total, I spent about $80 on all the fabric after the discount.

My mom made the orange piping on the bumper pads with cording from the local fabric store ($0.95/yard) and the orange and white circle fabric I ordered.

Sheets - They are from Target and part of the Come Ride with Me crib bedding collection. They are about $12/sheet. I can't seem to find them online and only one of the local Target's carried the sheets in the store. So, if you cant find them, try a different Target and you might have some luck.

Bed bedding

Comforter - from Ross Dress for Less and was less than $20. I had found one on Walmart.com that I almsot ordered and here is a link to that one-  http://www.walmart.com/ip/Your-Zone-Reversible-Comforter-and-Sham-Set-Cobalt-Light-Blue/10877972

Sheets- Good old Walmart find, I think they were about $15 for the full size set!
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-MicroFiber-Sheet-Set/20531616

Bed skirt - made by mom from the blue and white zig zag fabric.

Wall Art

Dr. Seuss quote artwork, Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/listing/102882455/dr-seuss-nursery-wall-art-4-oh-the

I then had the canvas printed from shutterfly.com. Warning, getting a canvas this size IS on the expensive side, but I knew what I was getting myself into and wanted it anyway. The size I have is 24 x 36 and 1.5'' thick and was $150. They had a promotion for free shipping on orders over $30 and I had a $20 voucher from some maternity gift bag I got so it helped bring the price down a bit. Also, they do go on sale from time to time so keep an eye on it. I've seen them for as low as $120. There are less expensive places online, but many require you put the canvas together yourself and I honestly didn't want to mess with it. 

And I found this tutorial on Pinterest after I ordered it, you could always try to make your own - http://www.howdoesshe.com/diy-canvas-prints



L is for Luke, Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/listing/46624675/wooden-block-print-personalized-with
Frame is from Ikea

Furniture

Crib is the Babyletto Mercer 3 in 1 Convertible Crib with Toddler Rail and we ordered it from amazon.com

Book Cases - Both the one under the window and the one we are using as a changing table are from Ikea, the EXPEDIT collection. Super cheap and easy to put together.

All the inserts in the changing table are part of the EXPEDIT line. This gets a little expensive, the inserts range from $20 - $35 each, but we already had the book case and I liked that getting the white inserts made it match the crib. The cloth baskets we already had too, but they were originally from Target. I would suggest looking at some of Ikeas's cheaper dressers. You can pick up some cute white ones for about $200 - $300, being about the same price as buying the bookcase AND all the inserts. 

Light Fixture - Another Ikea find. The FILLSTA pendant lamp, the 19" one.

Chair - Ikea POANG chair and it really is comfortable. They make it in a rocker too, but I didn't like it as much when I tested it out. This one has a little bounce to it and I think will work just fine.

Toy thing - Ikea kid section, I think it was less than $10.

Laundry basket - Ross Dress for Less find - it was $12. This is a great time of year to search for this stuff. All the dorm room items are out and in fun colors.

Windows

Cornice Boards - these came with the house and this is the second time I have recovered them. Super easy to do, just some fabric and a good old staple gun. Covered these with the orange and white circle fabric from fabric.com.


Drapes - I looked long and hard for these. I wanted to get the blackout drapes but had a hard time finding white ones, go figure. I guess white isn't too room darkening. So, after LOTS of trial and error on colors, I chose these Eclipse green ones. They have a bunch of versions which are different shades of green. I found these at Walmart for about $12 a pannel, they aren't too bright of a lime green and I'm pretty pleased with the color. Mom made the tie backs with the left over blue, white and green dot fabric.

Abingdon Baby Shower Pics

Better late than never... I've had the pics for weeks now, but just now getting around to posting them. They are great and a big thank you to the photog that took our maternity photos for these. She was so sweet and came to the shower and took photos for us.

My sister-in-law and mother-in-law hosted an amazing shower for us in Abingdon, VA. This is where all the hubby's family lives and we had our maernity photos taken. The town holds a speacial spot in our relationship, it was a weekend trip there that turned our friendship into a relationship and a few years later where we got engaged.

The shower was a great time and the room was filled with lots of love. Here are a few pics.





















Look at those feet. Swollen much?
 
Little did he know how much he'd need those!

6 weeks and -30 lbs

Lucas is 6 weeks old today which means I'm halfway through my maternity leave from work. WHAT? Half way!? I can not believe I'll be heading back to work in 6 weeks. I just hope the next 6 weeks don't go by as fast as the first. I know I'm super lucky to be taking the full 12, I can not imagine only getting 6 or even 8.

Had my 6 week postnatal check up today and all was well. I'm down 30 lbs and have about 10 more to go to get back to where I started this journey at. The first 30 honestly dropped off after the first 2 weeks or so and the scale hasn't budged much since then. I got the ok to exercise at my checkup today and hope that'll help shed the last of the pounds and some. However, I have no idea when I'll fit exercise into my daily schedule.

We also celebrated the 6 week mark with the purchase of the Ergo baby carrier. I'm hoping to use this for lots of long walks on a trail I walked throughout pregnant. I did a lot of looking around and asking for recommendations on carriers and settled on this one. I'll let you know how I end up liking it.

Here is a pic of Luke from this past Saturday. He was supper excited the Ags brought home a win ;)

He is awake more now between feedings and smiling more and more. He is starting to babble a bit and I'm anxiously awaiting a laugh.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

One month!

Baby Luke is an entire month old now! Time has flown by and I can't believe how much he has grown. He was 9.7lbs at the last weight check on Wednesday. He also ROLLED OVER today. I set him down for tummy time and about a min later over he went. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes.

We grow more and more in love with him everyday and I feel so luck to have this time to spend with him at home.