baby boy's nursery

Finally! Baby boy's nursery is complete! It only took about a billion days, but it's finally finished. 

Everyone asked what "theme" the nursery was going to be, or what "color scheme" I was going to go with. Honestly, I've never been a fan of decorating a room in my house based on a theme, so I knew from the beginning that it was going to be a pretty neutral nursery. 

I should first say that I love gold. LOVE gold. I have to sometimes stop myself from overdoing it in our home. (I mean, I feel like I was born Persian in another life.)

When we spotted this crib at Pottery Barn Kids, I'm fairly certain I drooled right there on the floor. I'm a fan of the details, and the end pieces on this crib are just so beautiful. (NOTE: When shopping at Pottery Barn--or anywhere for that matter--be sure to ask if the item you're about to purchase is being discontinued in the near future. Our crib arrived with some small stains on one of the end pieces, and when we called PB, they told us they couldn't replace it because the crib had just been discontinued. No bueno.)

One thing we especially love about the nursery is that it's a mix of new pieces and old, refurbished pieces painted with love by Chris' crafty mom, Judy.  The changing table, for example, was gifted to us from Judy after she painted it to match our nursery and replaced the hardware with gorgeous little glass knobs. (Once again! The details!).

This pillow caused great debate between my mother, Gina, and I. She says whale, I say shark. Because this was such an important debate, we went to the website to confirm the species of this plush accessory. Indeed, it's a shark! I know you're glad I cleared that up for you. 

For a personal touch, we wanted to add stuffed animals from Chris' childhood and mine to our little man's room. (The bear in the top photo Chris apparently dragged everywhere with him...cute, right :) )

On a separate note, Chris grew up reading The Giving Tree, while I had never heard of it until we were at the baby store registering for gifts. If you want people to look at you like you have 3 heads, tell them you've never read The Giving Tree. 

My craftsman of a husband built all of the shelves in the nursery based on what I wanted to use them for: stacking books, holding plushy friends, and hanging cute little clothes. (The baby Timberlands are my personal favorite. Thank you, Grandma Iris!!)

It doesn't get much cuter than nursery prints, but my extra-special favorite is the giraffe with a turtleneck sweater on (the print on the far left, above). Because who wouldn't love a giraffe wearing a turtleneck?!? NO ONE.

Ok. So, I have a confession: The stuffed animal heads I actually bought before Chris and I were even pregnant....or married...

I found them at this awesome little place in St. Louis called The White Rabbit and decided that I had to have them. Fast forward a few months later, we got pregnant with a boy, so up they went!

Even though we gave up our master suite to turn it into our little burrito's bedroom, we couldn't be happier with how it turned out. There's a bathroom down the hall where we'll give him his first bath, there's a mini fridge where we'll store adult beverages for mommy and daddy (kidding...sort of), and a chaise lounge for Dad to relax on while Mom feeds baby boy in the rocker. 

Needless to say, we're well prepared to spend countless hours in this sweet space watching our little bundle grow and learn, all while bonding together as a new family of 3. 

You're not here yet, but we love you so much and can't wait for your arrival, baby boy. 

Love, 

Mom and Dad