Nursery

I think we've made a decision on the nursery "theme" for baby #2.  It started when I saw this Skip Hop bedding set online.

I thought the blanket was so cute & I liked the colors.  I didn't want to buy the whole set because we probably won't use a bumper & the rest is pretty easy to duplicate.  I really just wanted the blanket, but apparently you can't buy it separately.  There was no way I was going to spend $200+ just to get the blanket.  Then I found a different blanket that coordinated with the set.

Our glider rocker is green & I was hoping it would match the velour green on the back of the blanket.  This blanket has actually been discontinued in this set for another one that has trees, owls & birds on it but I luckily found this one online.  I got it in the mail & it matches the chair closely enough, so we're going with it.  Yay!

My plan is to keep the room pretty simple.  I'd like to find an orange crib sheet & a tan crib skirt.  I also am going to get this changing pad cover to match the blanket.

Hopefully I can find an orange changing pad cover, too, so I can switch between the two.  Finally, I found this wall decal. 

I'm not 100% sure about it yet (wondering if it will be a huge pain to take down with all the little pieces) but I'm leaning toward it.

It's exciting to make a little progress!  If you had asked me a few months ago, I would have told you I was just planning on throwing a crib in the baby's room & calling it good.  That's probably because I was a little overwhelmed by selling a house, building a house, moving to an apartment & then to a new house.  Now that we've gotten a little more settled, I've gotten more excited to "nest" for this baby.

Now we just have to decide what we're doing about the crib situation.  Alex is still using his crib but may be ready to transition to a toddler bed soon.  Do we buy another crib & not rush into the toddler bed situation?  Alex's crib converts to a toddler bed, so we wouldn't have to buy a separate bed when he's ready (or we're ready - ha).  Or do we buy a toddler bed & move his crib into the baby's room?  I'm torn.  I'm sure either way will be fine.  I just can't make a decision!  But I'm starting to feel pressure to get the room together since I'm only three months away from my due date...

By the way, I'm hoping to post another bumpdate soon.  I don't want to take another self portrait (it's harder with my fancy camera) & Michael usually leaves for work in the morning before I'm ready.  I'll try to remember this weekend!