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| Come on in! |
Hanging right from the door is Mr. Baby's diaper bag. This won't be its permanent home, but right now the corner of the door at eye level means we're more likely to remember to grab it on our way to the hospital. Steve very kindly shaved down parts of that door as well so now it opens and shuts completely and softly. The tub full of bath time goodies and the dresser Steve's grandpa Mel built (read more about it here) have been joined by the diaper pail and two Ikea spice racks turned bookshelves.
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| Wonder how long it'll take before I can remember what baby things go in which drawer? |
Our little changing area got some fun upgrades as well. The mis-matched storage at the top of the closet bugs me a little, but not enough for me to make something to cover it! This is another area that won't be dealt with until after Mr. Baby arrives, because the bins are holding newborn and 3 month sized clothes, and we're not sure he'll be small enough to wear any of them (Steve wore 6 month clothes as a newborn)!
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| The baby buns station. |
I made some fun little orbs to hang above the changing station. I took at 1.5" circle cutter and made short work of a bundle of paint chips (yay free materials!), folded the circles to make an equilateral triangle (once a math coach, always a math coach), used glue dots to attach all of the bits and hung them with fishing line.
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| Fun colors! |
This little sign was made from an 18" x 24" canvas frame, leftover crib skirt fabric, and iron on letters. Best of all, it covers our fuse box!
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| Cue the hormones. |
Steve cleverly added hinges to the same side that the fuse box swings open on. This means easy access when it's necessary, and we could attach them frame to the wall on the side of the fuse box rather than risk hitting wiring by hanging it from above. We used velcro on the other side to secure it to the wall.
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| Steve is tricky. |
We finally got a little storage ottoman for the rocker, so now it's very easy to rock- my feet barely touch the floor because we added the rocker skis! I've loaded some fun magazines for me in elastic side pocket of the ottoman. Tabi made the whale quilt that's on the back of the rocker. Just like everything else she has made for Mr. Baby, it's adorable.
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| I don't think this is what LMFAO meant by "Party Rockin." |
I elected to use all of the sweet cards I got at Mr. Baby's shower to decorate the wall behind the chair. It's nice to look at all of those cards and think about how many people love him even though he hasn't arrived yet! The twine and clothespins were part of a shower gift and they're held in place with some fun push-pins I ordered on Etsy.
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| Mr. Baby's affirmation wall? |
Most of this side of the room has stayed the same. The Pack N Play has been shifting around the room, looking for a permanent home when not in use. And then there's the blow up air mattress my in-laws used last time they came for a visit. We still haven't managed to walk the 30 feet to the shed to put it away. Because we're
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| Gotta move the air mattress to get the baby in and out of the crib. |
The only other additions here are our filled-out bookshelf (thank you Paige, Anika, and Grant!!) and the video monitor we snagged for super-sale on Amazon perched in the upper left.
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| So many books!! |
I am loving that most of the decor for this room was very inexpensive (or gifted or re-purposed), and Steve maintains that it's his favorite room in our house so far. So at this point, I'm sticking a fork in Mr. Baby's nursery. I'm happy enough with it, it's as functional as a person who's never been a mom before can figure to make it, and it feels like a place that I'll be happy to spend a lot of time in (even if it is in the middle of the night). Now all it needs is a baby!
Looks awesome
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