If it's a boy.........................
If it's a girl.....................
Counting down the days until we find out!!
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Finalized nursery plans
Here are the finished moodboards for baby # 3's nursery.
If it's a boy.........................
If it's a girl.....................
Counting down the days until we find out!!
If it's a boy.........................
If it's a girl.....................
Counting down the days until we find out!!
Nursery light fixture
Just wanted to post a picture of the real light fixture that will be installed in baby # 3's nursery. Here are the moodboards again, featuring the most similar light fixture that I could find online.
And here is the real deal.
It's pretty dusty right now but it only cost, get this...............$3.50!!
I got it at my local ReStore!
(Please excuse my messy desk in the background!)
Here's a close up of all the pretty details.
And here is the real deal.
It's pretty dusty right now but it only cost, get this...............$3.50!!
I got it at my local ReStore!
Here's a close up of all the pretty details.
Looking forward to getting things in the nursery started soon!
Postcard art
How cute would these postcards be framed in the nursery?
If we end up having a girl that is!
Check out Ashley G's etsy shop for more beautiful art!!!
If we end up having a girl that is!
Check out Ashley G's etsy shop for more beautiful art!!!
Introducing..............
So, have you been waiting with bated breath for my little announcement??
My ultrasound went great! We had a really awesome tech who turned the screen away whenever she got close to any private parts, and sealed the picture and the card announcing baby's sex in an envelope immediately. After the ultrasound was over we took the card, which said "It's a ________!" (our ultrasound tech filled in the blank and sealed it away) to a local bakery (Crooked Tree Coffee and Cakes...YUM!!!!!) and dropped it off. They made us two dozen cupcakes with either pink or blue frosting on the inside, so that we could all take a bite and find out together. That night we met our family and some close friends at my parents house for our gender reveal. It was so much fun!
And the frosting is..................................................
BLUE!!!!!!!!!
Yep, that's right another boy!! I guess I'm just destined to be surrounded by handsome men!
Introducing Isaac Asher Waddell, who by the way was sucking his thumb through the entire ultrasound!
Our little alien! ; )
It's a boy!!
I have to say that for a very long time I was SURE that this time it was a girl. However, the night before my ultrasound I had a dream that we had another boy. When I woke up that morning I "KNEW" that it was another boy! Having a girl would've been fun, but I am really not disappionted at all!! I LOOOOOVE my boys and having another one just seems perfect, I don't know how else to describe it. We are very excited to say the least!
However, I am back to square one with Isaac's nursery. I'm just not loving the direction that I was going before. Pretty sure I've figured it out though and I'll share it with you soon! It may include some of these things:
I will also have some pictures of our newly painted living room soon. I really did like the colors that we had before but the paint finish was AWFUL! I bought satin but once I got it up on the walls it was clear that satin was not going to cut it. Every mark, handprint, etc. showed up and could not be washed/wiped off. Having boys and (pretty much) flat paint is a big no-no! I had a gallon of semi gloss leftover from painting the office so I decided to go the budget friendly route and just use that. I had to buy one more gallon but that will get me down the hallway as well (next on the to-do list). I also sold the coffe table that I refinished and bought something a little more up my alley, along with an area rug which should be here Monday. Once we get the rug layed down I'll take some pics.
Posting may be sparse for the next week, we have a church conference this weekend and on Monday poor Jude has to have surgery. It's a really quick procedure but since it's a little traumatic (he has to get re-circumsised) he has to be put under for it. Prayers are appreciated!!
Have a great weekend!!!!
My ultrasound went great! We had a really awesome tech who turned the screen away whenever she got close to any private parts, and sealed the picture and the card announcing baby's sex in an envelope immediately. After the ultrasound was over we took the card, which said "It's a ________!" (our ultrasound tech filled in the blank and sealed it away) to a local bakery (Crooked Tree Coffee and Cakes...YUM!!!!!) and dropped it off. They made us two dozen cupcakes with either pink or blue frosting on the inside, so that we could all take a bite and find out together. That night we met our family and some close friends at my parents house for our gender reveal. It was so much fun!
And the frosting is..................................................
BLUE!!!!!!!!!
Yep, that's right another boy!! I guess I'm just destined to be surrounded by handsome men!
Introducing Isaac Asher Waddell, who by the way was sucking his thumb through the entire ultrasound!
It's a boy!!
I have to say that for a very long time I was SURE that this time it was a girl. However, the night before my ultrasound I had a dream that we had another boy. When I woke up that morning I "KNEW" that it was another boy! Having a girl would've been fun, but I am really not disappionted at all!! I LOOOOOVE my boys and having another one just seems perfect, I don't know how else to describe it. We are very excited to say the least!
However, I am back to square one with Isaac's nursery. I'm just not loving the direction that I was going before. Pretty sure I've figured it out though and I'll share it with you soon! It may include some of these things:
I will also have some pictures of our newly painted living room soon. I really did like the colors that we had before but the paint finish was AWFUL! I bought satin but once I got it up on the walls it was clear that satin was not going to cut it. Every mark, handprint, etc. showed up and could not be washed/wiped off. Having boys and (pretty much) flat paint is a big no-no! I had a gallon of semi gloss leftover from painting the office so I decided to go the budget friendly route and just use that. I had to buy one more gallon but that will get me down the hallway as well (next on the to-do list). I also sold the coffe table that I refinished and bought something a little more up my alley, along with an area rug which should be here Monday. Once we get the rug layed down I'll take some pics.
Posting may be sparse for the next week, we have a church conference this weekend and on Monday poor Jude has to have surgery. It's a really quick procedure but since it's a little traumatic (he has to get re-circumsised) he has to be put under for it. Prayers are appreciated!!
Have a great weekend!!!!
Recovery and Isaac's Nursery Plans
Well, we are home (we got home about 12:30pm yesterday after his surgery at 9:30am) and Jude is doing great! If you prayed for us yesterday morning thank you so much, I really appreciate it!! I was very worried about how he was going to react to being taken back to the OR by himself but he did wonderful! It was a little rough after he woke up until the meds kicked in but let me just say that he is a TROOPER! They didn't use any local anesthesia for the procedure, just the gas to knock him out and then regular old tylenol. He was pretty sore yesterday but did really well with just the tylenol. Since it was such a minor procedure it should heal very quickly in the next 2-3 days. This morning he woke up his happy, cheery self.
God is good!!!!
So beyond recovery for Jude there is lots going on around our house, including cleaning up the nursery and getting it ready for new paint.
Baby boy # 3, Isaac Asher is due at the end of June, that sounds so far off but it's not! I have about three and a half monthsbefore I won't be able to see my feet anymore to get prepared for his arrival.
Here are the updated plans for his nursery.
I will be using the same curtains, slipcovered chair, nesting tables, neutral area rug and dresser (have to paint it) that are already in the room, along with the same layout.
The crib that I decided on, thanks for your help by the way, is this one:
I may get this under the crib storage drawer.......
......with some paint and new hardware it would look like this gorgeous, Dorothy Draper inspired (and very expensive) crib.
I have fabric to make a spotted crib sheet like the one above. I also have the same round vinyl ottoman as on the moddboard, but mine is emerald green.
Above the crib I'm planning on hanging this cheeky print from Urban Outfitters.
Along the other wall above the dresser I'm thinking about hanging three long mirrors horizontally...like this.
I pre-ordered this rug from Urban Outfitters and I'm so excited to see it in person, layered over the other rug. It ships on March 8th, I can't wait!
I found the tripod lamp base at Target on sale so I snatched it up. I love how masculine it is...kind of makes me want to steal it for somewhere else in the house! :)
I'll post pictures when I get some of these projects done.....crazy to think that Isaac will be here in four months! I can't wait to meet him!!
God is good!!!!
So beyond recovery for Jude there is lots going on around our house, including cleaning up the nursery and getting it ready for new paint.
Baby boy # 3, Isaac Asher is due at the end of June, that sounds so far off but it's not! I have about three and a half months
Here are the updated plans for his nursery.
I will be using the same curtains, slipcovered chair, nesting tables, neutral area rug and dresser (have to paint it) that are already in the room, along with the same layout.
The crib that I decided on, thanks for your help by the way, is this one:
I may get this under the crib storage drawer.......
......with some paint and new hardware it would look like this gorgeous, Dorothy Draper inspired (and very expensive) crib.
I have fabric to make a spotted crib sheet like the one above. I also have the same round vinyl ottoman as on the moddboard, but mine is emerald green.
Above the crib I'm planning on hanging this cheeky print from Urban Outfitters.
Along the other wall above the dresser I'm thinking about hanging three long mirrors horizontally...like this.
I pre-ordered this rug from Urban Outfitters and I'm so excited to see it in person, layered over the other rug. It ships on March 8th, I can't wait!
I found the tripod lamp base at Target on sale so I snatched it up. I love how masculine it is...kind of makes me want to steal it for somewhere else in the house! :)
I'll post pictures when I get some of these projects done.....crazy to think that Isaac will be here in four months! I can't wait to meet him!!
New hardware
Pretty soon I'll be starting on Isaac's nursery and since I am going to be repainting the dresser (vintage Thomasville) I wanted to get some new hardware for it as well. I decided to see if I could find some vintage hardware on ebay, however since I need 13 drawer pulls it was hard to come by. I really recommend checking it out though if you only need a few pieces for a smaller piece of furniture, there was some really great stuff!
In the end I decided to go with these art deco pulls, still from ebay but they are new not vintage.
Love it!!
And while I'm at it, here is what his nursery looks like since I've never posted photos. Beware....it's become a storage room since Phin moved out of it!
(the dresser has feet that I need to put back on it so it won't look so low when it's all done)
Yikes........I have my work cut out for me!
In the end I decided to go with these art deco pulls, still from ebay but they are new not vintage.
I got 25 knobs for under $25.....you can't beat that! Since I only need 13 for the dresser I have plenty left over for some side projects.
Here they are on the dresser, which hasn't been painted yet-I just wanted to see how they looked.
And while I'm at it, here is what his nursery looks like since I've never posted photos. Beware....it's become a storage room since Phin moved out of it!
Yikes........I have my work cut out for me!
No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth
I'm still here, don't worry. Things have been CRAZY busy around here lately. Both boys have been under the weather, the hubs has worked crazy hours and I've been trying to chip away at the ever expanding To Do list. I'm currently 28 and a half weeks and running out of time before Mr. Isaac decides to grace us with his presence.
Want to see?
Anyway, for the past week I've been working on the dresser for his nursery and I'm almost done stripping and sanding. Here are some pics of the drawers all sanded down and ready for some stain.
Bailey just finished a beauty!
And so with all this beautiful inspiration I chose........white. Bummer, I know but I couldn't make my mind up!
I didn't paint the back because I have fabric panels that fit in there. Hence my decision for white paint. I change things so constantly that instead of re-painting it in 6 months I can just change out the backing.
Just waiting for the sucker to dry before we move it back into the house and then I'll show you how we re-arranged the living room. SOOO exciting huh?!
Want to see?
I'll look back on this in about 5 weeks and wish I was still this small!
Don't believe me?
This is me 2 days before all 9 pounds and 21 inches of Phin was born.....Holy Belly Batman!!!
Anyway, for the past week I've been working on the dresser for his nursery and I'm almost done stripping and sanding. Here are some pics of the drawers all sanded down and ready for some stain.
You can still see some of the paint in the grooves but I'm kind of liking how it looks. I really wanted to use Briwax Liming Wax (since I've heard really great things about it) but wouldn't it figure no one in town carries it! I did find this stain at Home Depot though.
Hopefully I'll be done with this project soon!
I've also been working on our china cabinet. Here's what it looked like before....
I had grand plans to paint it some amazing color like these.
Bailey just finished a beauty!
And so with all this beautiful inspiration I chose........white. Bummer, I know but I couldn't make my mind up!
I didn't paint the back because I have fabric panels that fit in there. Hence my decision for white paint. I change things so constantly that instead of re-painting it in 6 months I can just change out the backing.
I know I'm a genius.
Bits and pieces
So I went in for my Dr. appointment last week and baby's heart rate was really high. My Dr. had me schedule an ultrasound just to be sure that everything was okay. We found out that my amniotic fluid was low but that baby is fine. Thank you Lord!
On top of (still) taking it easy they have me doing hydrotherapy at home. Sound weird?
Yeah it is, it consists of me taking two baths a day, drinking 60+ oz of water a day and cutting out caffeine, chocolate and fruit juice from my diet. I know most of you are thinking that chocolate would be awful to have to cut out but thankfully I'm not a big fan of it. I am a big fan of fruit juice though, especially orange juice. It's pretty much what I crave 24/7 and have for all of my pregnancies.
I dream of mimosas!
I have another ultrasound on Thursday to recheck the fluid levels, I'm hoping that they have gone up. If they get too low I would have to be hospitalized until I delivered.......like 5-7 weeks. Yikes!
When we got home from my ultrasound this week we found a puddle in our utility closet. Goodbye old, busted hot water heater; hello shiny new one and lots of ramen noodles!
Debbie Downer huh!?
On to the good news, I have some nursery pics to share!
I recently found this seller on ebay who has awesome vintage sarees perfect for making pillows out of. Very inexpensive and TONS of patterns and colors to choose from.
Pretty huh!?
We're planning on tackling our basement family room soon. We have SO many books, toys and other general kid stuff it's becoming a problem. We really want to get two storage cabinets, like this one below, to hide it all.
We'd put them in the corner and build a desk (using pieces from the 12ft. desk we already have) in between.....kind of like this.
The computer would be moved out of the bedroom and into the family room and we'd use the bedroom for my sewing table, our treadmill and elliptical and the boys train table. Right now we have three different bookcases holding all of the toys, movies and books and they're still everywhere. I'm dying to get this all organized!!
I figure further on down the line I can always jazz up the storage cabinets with some O'verlays.
Happy Monday!!
On top of (still) taking it easy they have me doing hydrotherapy at home. Sound weird?
Yeah it is, it consists of me taking two baths a day, drinking 60+ oz of water a day and cutting out caffeine, chocolate and fruit juice from my diet. I know most of you are thinking that chocolate would be awful to have to cut out but thankfully I'm not a big fan of it. I am a big fan of fruit juice though, especially orange juice. It's pretty much what I crave 24/7 and have for all of my pregnancies.
I dream of mimosas!
I have another ultrasound on Thursday to recheck the fluid levels, I'm hoping that they have gone up. If they get too low I would have to be hospitalized until I delivered.......like 5-7 weeks. Yikes!
When we got home from my ultrasound this week we found a puddle in our utility closet. Goodbye old, busted hot water heater; hello shiny new one and lots of ramen noodles!
Debbie Downer huh!?
On to the good news, I have some nursery pics to share!
I recently found this seller on ebay who has awesome vintage sarees perfect for making pillows out of. Very inexpensive and TONS of patterns and colors to choose from.
Pretty huh!?
We're planning on tackling our basement family room soon. We have SO many books, toys and other general kid stuff it's becoming a problem. We really want to get two storage cabinets, like this one below, to hide it all.
We'd put them in the corner and build a desk (using pieces from the 12ft. desk we already have) in between.....kind of like this.
The computer would be moved out of the bedroom and into the family room and we'd use the bedroom for my sewing table, our treadmill and elliptical and the boys train table. Right now we have three different bookcases holding all of the toys, movies and books and they're still everywhere. I'm dying to get this all organized!!
I figure further on down the line I can always jazz up the storage cabinets with some O'verlays.
Happy Monday!!
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