The Sweet-Toothed Wife: (Fill in the Blank)'s Baby Room!

I must say that I am very excited to be blogging about this subject: the baby room! Even before we were pregnant, I was pinteresting nurseries and already deciding on what I wanted to do whenever that day happened. I had also found a fun website where you could design your own baby bedding and had fun picking colors and patterns for both little girls and boys rooms. When I found out we were pregnant, I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the baby's room and had it all planned out in my head. I definitely wanted a light gray and white color scheme with light pink accents if it was a girl and light blue accents if it was a boy. The only problem: we lived in a one bedroom apartment. Even though I had all the details, from the color of the walls, to the furniture, to the type of decorations, I could not actually execute any of my ideas.

For months, we had been praying about what we should do about our living situation. Our lease was up April 5th. Should we stay in our one bedroom and rent it month-to-month and move in the summer? Should we move into a larger place before the baby came? With Justin and I trying to work it out so I could stay at home with our little guy, that would mean he would have to find another high paying job. Also, with the death of his father earlier this year, we were also considering moving in with his mom for several months, while waiting for her house to sell. At the beginning of March, we found a 3-bedroom townhouse that seemed perfect. We did not want to commit to leasing it since we were waiting to hear back from some jobs that Justin applied to. We decided to not renew our lease and move in with his mom as a back-up plan. Well, he did not get the job, so yesterday we made the move out of our 2nd home that we have had together since being married. We really feel like this is where the Lord is leading us for the time being. Come summer, Justin will be done with his seminary program and finishing other projects, so we will have to be patient and see where the Lord leads us.

Since we moved, there was an open room that was perfect for a baby's room! I am so excited! I had really hoped that I could have a nursery all set up before the little babe arrived. I realized that it was not a necessity and we could make it work in our one-bedroom place for a couple of months, but I was really hoping and praying that we could set up a nursery beforehand.

When we found out a couple of weeks ago that I was already moving swiftly along in the preparations for labor, that seemed to get everyone moving. Debbie generously painted and cleaned the entire baby's room for us. Two weeks ago, Justin worked very hard, assembling the dresser (which took a good 7+ hours) and painting the nightstand white. I spent one of the evenings, cutting off tags of clothes (who knew it could take so long!), washing clothes, blankets and bedding, organizing bath toys, books and regular toys.

Last Friday, my mom, Jen, Debbie and I spent a good 3 hours in the baby's room, setting up stuffed animals and books, organizing clothes in the dresser, setting up the changing table, making the crib, unrolling hundreds of diapers and hanging decorations. Last Sunday, Jen, Jessica and I finished the nursery by adding finishing touches and assembling bouncers and swings. The baby's room was officially finished last week and I L.O.V.E. it! I think it is so perfect and I love going into the room and just sitting in the glider and looking at all of his little things. The nursery is a complete gift from the Lord and I am so thankful. We were able to purchase everything we needed and wanted. The room gets me so excited to welcome this little boy into the world. This morning Justin told me that I will probably appreciate the baby's room more than the little guy himself, and I am okay with that ;)