"Nesting"

Jonathan and I both had yesterday off of work, and thanks to our service men and women, Veterans Day allowed Annette, my mother-in-love, to be off work as well.  She has basically painted our entire house up to this point (with our help of course, but she really is the professional) and so of course we called her up for some help painting the baby's room.  She came down yesterday morning and we knocked it out in one afternoon.  You'll notice she is not in any of the pictures, but don't let that fool you - she did practially all the hard stuff (like the dreaded trim work)!

Not only is Annette a painting pro, but she is also awesome on the sewing machine! So I ordered some very cute brown and white elephant material today for her to make some curtains. I can't wait to see this fabric in person, hopefully it will be as cute as I think and that our baby boy loves animals as much as I do!



Today we went to a baby boutique in Chesterfield, MO called Treasure Rooms.  Jonathan and I have been visiting this store periodically to test out gliders.  They have one that is made for taller people like us so that our heads are a little more supported for those late night feedings/rockings.  On our trip today, Annette and Marc actually purchased this set as a gift for us and the baby.  I could not believe the generosity and love in this gift - it definitely brought me to tears!  Each chair is custom made to our specific fabric and color choices and so it will be ready for pick-up in 4-6 weeks.  This is an example of what the gliding chair/ottoman set looks like, navy blue with white piping:

After a delicious lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, we parted ways with Annette and all went home.  This evening I went to Weekends Only (our favorite discount furniture store) and found what I thought was the Chupacabra of rugs - a cheap, but cute, tangerine colored rug that is at least 4x6'.  I've seen a couple options onine for about $150 but I was not about to spend that much on a rug.  Luckily, I found one for $68, so I had to go ahead and snatch it up just in case I never see another one again... I have seriously been looking for the past couple of months in every possible store!

Jonathan and I faced the daunting task of putting the crib together when I got home from shopping.  After watching the horror that every expecting couple faces on the TV shows, we were a little nervous that this evening would turn into WWIII.  Luckily, it was a fairly simple process and nobody got mad or started crying.

The crib is beautiful and I'm so happy we found it for such a good deal on amazon.com!  Here is a picture of the newly painted room, our new crib/mattress, and new rug:

My camera does not capture the wall color very well, but the name of the color is "Tame Teal" - it's a cross between a teal and an aqua blue :)  We have so much more to do on the nursery, but now that we have some of the basics completed, the fun decorating can really start!