Nursery Update: Nearly Finished!

While we have yet to name this poor child, and so his name letters that will hang over his crib are bare, we have otherwise gotten the nursery more or less put together! We've been going with a blue, green and gray whale theme - and got some great things to go with the theme at our showers and from sweet friends!

Our Diaper Shower!

Since the pictures do it justice so much better than my words will, I present to you, my diaper shower:

Can my hostess throw a party, or what?! I was so impressed with the gorgeous food and decor - I am truly blessed. Though it was a small turnout, those who were there made the day feel so incredibly special and I am so glad I have them in my life to welcome baby boy when he arrives!

This Mama's Just Not Crafty!

I try to be crafty. I really do. So when I found out I was pregnant again and started thinking about the nursery, I knew I'd follow suit like with Ava's room and make baby boy a bulletin board. Of all the things in A's room, that's by far the thing that gets used the most - displaying her art work, photos of family, invitations and more! In fact, we already had the picture Ava drew of the baby ready to go for it - all that was left was for mama to put it together.

Let's just say I hope this kiddo has low expectations :)

And then hung on the wall over the (same) changing table set-up:

Nursery Sneak Peek!

Nothing is hung up, there are still pieces of debris from the conversion pieces of the crib that need to go back into storage, and we've still got some things to order/a baby shower to have, but here's a very rudimentary sneak peek at our nursery progress over the holiday weekend!

First, we painted (it's a light/medium gray, if it isn't obvious with the sunlight overtaking the picture!):

Then, we brought in the furniture (the crib, A's changing table and glider and a bookcase), and washed and assembled the bedding:

As you can see, and may remember from a previous post, we're doing a whale/nautical theme, and I've found some super duper adorable things on Etsy to go with it. LOVING how the paint color turned out!! 

I cannot wait until the room is entirely finished, and moreso, when we bring our son home to it! After I finished putting things together, I took a little break in the rocking chair with Roscoe (the stuffed dog) and moreso than I have the entire pregnancy, I felt really connected to my son. I could finally picture myself bringing him home and rocking him and talking to him in the middle of the night (which is actually laughable, seeing as how Ava never once slept in the crib...) while nursing him. For me, I really need concrete, visual things to make it feel real, and putting his nursery together has certainly done that for me!