Nursery Update

So, our nursery is coming along...not quite like I envisioned in my head, but at least there's a crib for her to sleep in. As soon as I got some energy I boldly went to the paint store and looked for some pink swatches. Three days later, I had a hot pink wall in my baby's room that glows a little down the hallway. Yikes. I hope it doesn't induce epilepsy in my child. I was just afraid that I wouldn't feel great for that long so I made a ton of snap decisions to feel like I was actually accomplishing something. The other three walls are a few shades lighter on the swatch and by the time I finished it, I hated it. I'm not sure if it's because it took me a whole stinkin' week to do and I was sick of looking at it, or if I really did despise what I had just created. Either way, she's stuck with it, 'cause I'm too tired to re-do it!

It does still have potential for success. Her crib is white, I've enlisted the help of my dad to finish the white paint on a dresser I got on craigslist, we picked up a chocolate brown glider and I finally pulled down the giant chocolate teddy bear I had in my closet. (pictures coming soon.) I'm keeping my fingers crossed these neutral colors will break up the insanity.

Well, Pottery Barn to the rescue! I splurged on this gorgeous butterfly mobile/chandelier to save the day. I was originally going to copy cat my own for a quarter of the price, but after copying a Thanksgiving calendar of theirs last year, I remembered sometimes the savings is not worth your time.



It really is mesmerizing. When the AC kicks on, I go up to her room and sit in the glider just staring at it's gentle movement. I hope it has the same effect on me while I feed her at 2 in the morning. So, no matter what the rest of the room ends up like, at least there's one piece in there I love.