Project Nursery - Act 1

One of the most fun parts of being pregnant (aside from seeing the baby, feeling the baby and hearing the heartbeat of course) is planning the nursery. I was dreaming of our first baby's nursery before we even conceived.

We've chosen our smallest guest room as the nursery. How much space can one tiny human need? So far, that answer seems to be a lot! But with proper planning, organization and thoughtful execution, I think it will work out just fine.

Follow me on this journey of creating Oliver's Nest and feel free to add suggestions (well except on his name, paint colors and furniture as those are set in stone). :)

Before picture of nursery/guest room...

Here's the project board I've created for inspiration after many, many hours of research:

Tomorrow my always-willing-to-help parents are coming over to paint the walls (Thyme Green - much brighter than pictured here due to scanning), paint the closet (light grey) and put up crown moulding. We'll be ordering the crib, mattress and dresser next week. I already have the adorable owl sheets and pillow from DwellStudio. Not pictured is a recliner that's being slipcovered in white as well as a crib skirt that's still in the design stage.

We are so excited to see this nursery come together!

Happy Painting!

You Ought to be in Pictures...

...you're wonderful to see! Yes, that was cheesy and you can all thank me later for having that song in your head. :)

I love going to the doctor and seeing the little bean squirming around on the screen. Recently (twice) I felt little baby flutters and it was indeed the coolest thing ever. I'm looking forward to the baby really moving around so Brent can feel it too!

Sadly, I've reached the stage in pregnancy where unless the midwife thinks there might be an issue, I won't be receiving another ultrasound until the gender scan during week 20 (unless of course you are like us and make an appointment with an outside imaging company at week 17). Seriously? I treated with a Reproductive Endocrinologist for the first 10 weeks and I was completely spoiled by seeing the bean every week. I suppose the Doppler and hearing the heartbeat will have to do.

Speaking of heartbeat, we experienced the joy of hearing our little one's heartbeat for the first time today. It was a solid 150 beats per minute. Best.sound.ever!

Only 3.5 more weeks until we (hopefully) find out if this bean is a boy or girl! I need to know so I can start calling this baby by his/her name and start working on the nursery. The wait won't be too agonizing as we'll be in Hawaii for 10 days of it.