I will be the first to admit that one huge disadvantage of waiting for the boy/girl surprise is in the area of preparedness. When I really think about it, I can't believe I waited because I am such a planner and I like to be on top of things. One obvious area that was not ready for Clara was the nursery. In all honesty I was prepared for a boy so I had "boyish/neutral" bedding all set up. It was a gift/hand-me-down from a friend and I figured I might as well set it up. I told myself it was neutral enough for a girl too (ha!). Well - when Miss Clara showed up I looked at it again and decided it really wasn't neutral and I wanted something way more girly. My friend gave me the bumper/quilt and my amazing mom whipped up a matching crib skirt and curtains.
After many weeks the nursery is finally done. It has been mostly done for a while, but I just finished my last two homemade projects, so I am calling it done. Here are some pictures of Clara's abode.
You can't really tell, but the pictures on the wall are ones Jonathan took of Australian animals. We've got the koala, kangaroo, wombat, kookaburra, and cockatoo.
I just counted Clara's books (for fun while I was breastfeeding:)). She has 152! Many of them were inherited from my classroom, though. Don't worry, I didn't go purchase that many already.
My two homemade projects. Very much less-than-perfect, but they were made with lots of love. Now I'm just not sure what to do because my bow holder is already full:). That and I don't have any creative place to put headbands. Any ideas?
4 comments:
Such a cute nursery! Girl nurseries are so fun. Ours isn't finished yet either. It must be that summer vacation that's motivating you. We should get together with Kristen downtown and go for a walk!
cute cute room. i agree that a neutral room is no place for a girl :)! i wish i had a creative idea to store headbands! i put welles' in a basket- that became 2 baskets bc she has too many now. my friend put her daughters in an apothocary jar- that looked cute also.
So ridiculously cute!!! LOVE your idea for bow holder on the wall - everything you've done is perfect for her! :) Big kudos to you & your Mom, too, for all the labors of love & touches you've added. It really is adorable in there - might just have to snag some of your great ideas for Maggie's next room! :) Love you... talk with you soon!
I love all the bows!! She's definitely got a volleyball player for a mom. :) I'm secretly jealous of anyone who still has an excuse to wear bows -- I miss them!
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