A little girl's nursery...

Slowly and surely the nursery is coming along

It has been so much fun making her little space in our house

Sometimes me and Ryan just like to be in there- talking about stuff- getting her little room ready

Knowing that soon she is going to sleep in there

These pictures are little old but

I still have one more project to finish before I share the finished room

  but wait till you see her closet...

it is the cutest

What else are Saturday nights at midnight for besides sorting baby clothes???

The vintage rocker was a present from my mom and dad

it belonged to my great grandmother

and my grandpa re-cained it 

It's my favorite thing in the room

The other things are just odds and ends 

A cupcake that makes the room smell like a baby,

Kittens and stuffed animals 

because no little girls room is complete without those items

It all stays in the room 

but some things have found a new home 

Ryan likes to go in and rearrange 

and sometimes I allow it

cause he says

"it's my baby too"

Fine.

Move the kitten then...

I am sooo excited to share the finished results with you!!!!!!!

Tiny Clothes...

Little, itsy, bitsy, leggings, tunics, and hats have found their way to 906 and I am in love!   Shopping at Baby Gap has been my absolute favorite part of pregnancy thus far.  I cannot wait to dress this baby.  All these little clothes have me thinking about things like little hangers and cleaning out the closet in the nursery.

I am going to try and jazz up the closet a little.  Here's a little hint for you: it involves poke-a-dots and stencils.  Not saying anymore you will just have to come back to see the pictures!  In the mean time I am gonna find a place for these newly thrifted flowers in the baby room.

Baby Nursery {Phase One}...

Ryan got a baby crib for his birthday just what he always wanted!  We were super excited to finally have a little something in our house that says a baby's gonna live here soon!  This past Saturday Ryan put it together and  I thought it would make me feel better having something for the baby done but instead it made me think of all of the the things we still need to do.  I was feeling overwhelmed but it was awful sweet watching him put it together for Charlie.

That night while Ryan was out watching the game with the guys, I made a little trip to Meijer.  I honestly went to get cleaning supplies and laundry detergent but kinda ended up coming out with a complete nursery.  I pretty much got the core look going and I have to say I am in love!!!  The only item that came from the baby department was the sheet for the crib.

I am loving it and so is Ryan.  It's very girlie and sweet with that collected over time kind of look that I was going for.

Other things we need still: the antique rocker my mom is giving us {that was my great, great grandmothers} a bookshelf or some wall hooks, possibly different curtains, changing pad and a cute cover,  some kind of shelving or wall hooks, a light fixture, some vintage quilts, and the closet still needs to be cleaned out and organized, and the pictures above the dresser still need to be painted to match the room.

But I feel like we are off to a good start.  Me and Ryan can randomly be found standing in the door way just looking in and thinking what it is going to be like having a baby sleeping in that crib.

Here is what it looked like before:

And here it is after:

This room will be the baby's...

This is going to be baby Sjuts' room...minus the chair and the curtains. Here are some of the must haves:

Big comfy chenille rocker with foot stool

Crib

Wall art and a mobile or two

A dresser in a cool, funky color

Maybe some floating shelves

A new coat of paint for inside of closet {details matter!}

Here is the inspiration for the whole room.  It was made by my Great Grandma McElwee and hung in my own nursery.  

It is funky,vintage and I am not planning on a doing a room too gender specific even though we are finding out what it will be.  I am loving orange, yellow, and green right now.  I want to be able to use a lot of if for baby number two- so we don't waste a lot of money buying all new stuff.  Plus I have some vintage blocks just dying to come out of storage.  Can't wait to start!!!

PS do you not love, love, LOVE the new carpet???  The kitties sure do.  They have been running around like crazy cats since they have traction again.