Baby Boy's Room

Well, it's two weeks before our due date and no baby yet (thank goodness... not sure we're mentally prepared for him to come early). So how about a quick visit to the nursery?

Somehow Leslie and I have managed to have a theme picked out for years. In fact, we had it in mind when we painted the room waaaay back in 2013. We decided to go with an arctic theme! Well, also antarctic, since there are penguins in there too I guess. This worked well with the color we already had for the walls, so getting it ready to be a nursery wasn't too hard. Since it's been painted for five years it was mostly a matter of getting furniture and decor picked out. Oh, and eventually adding a baby.

We kept it pretty basic with the furniture. The crib, end table, and ottoman are from Target, the dresser and bookcase are from IKEA, and the chair is from Buy Buy Baby. A lot of other stuff is from Etsy. I had actually gotten the reindeer print for Leslie this past Christmas knowing we'd need stuff like that for the nursery walls. We also found the alphabet print on Etsy as well as the mobile (which is handmade and came all the way from Ukraine!). I did end up making the mobile arm holder thingy myself since we couldn't really find anything we liked. I modeled it after one that Pottery Barn Kids sells, but we didn't like theirs well enough to buy it. Mine is much bigger and, since it's so tall and is adjustable, we can keep moving it up as the Wee Baby Miller grows and keep it over the crib longer.

The two new shelves are from IKEA, as are many of the frames. We've intentionally left some frames empty so we can put baby pictures and stuff like that in them once he's here. The two stuffed animals are actually from our childhoods - the dog's name is Muttsy and she was Leslie's childhood companion, while the bunny's name is... Bunny... and clearly I was a very creative child to give him a name like that. The string and nails Indiana thing is Leslie's handiwork that has been sitting in a drawer for a few years waiting for somewhere to be displayed. Really, besides the non-existent pictures, the only new things on this shelf are the two wooden toys that I picked up for our little guy while we were in St. Joseph, Michigan. They're pretty much the best.

We'll be using the dresser as a changing table as well, which makes me glad that it's a little bit taller than the standard dresser so I won't have to hurt my back every time I change him (hashtag tall people problems). And yes, I'll be changing him too. I know how to do things, thank you very much. But so far the changing pad has been very popular with the cats, especially Luna. It's high up and soft - everything a cat needs to be comfortable. We also got a lamp from IKEA and, for now, have one of his old ultrasound pictures up. The baby monitor camera will probably stay here as well.

In this house we're all about books, so we went ahead and got a full-size bookcase from IKEA for the room so we could hold everything. We've filled it with classics that we enjoyed when we were small and some fun, new books we've received from friends and family. We've also decorated it with a few small things like a clock and a stuffed narwhal. Now, when is a good age for us to start reading Harry Potter to him?

Really though, I think that's it. We still need to get a trash can for next to the changing station, organize the last of the baby registry stuff we bought, and you know... have the baby. I suppose it's also worth noting that the furniture really at risk of tipping, the dresser and bookcase, is firmly anchored into the walls. Safety first, folks!

So thanks for reading! I'm guessing the next update will have something to do with a baby boy being born. Just a guess. See you then!