Derek keeps saying we still have plenty of time, but in all reality I only have 8 weeks off for summer and 2 of those weeks I will be at a conference and on our family vacation. Plus when school starts back I will be in that lovely 3rd trimester and probably won't feel like working all day on my feet and then coming home and working on the nursery. I know the time will also fly by and I would rather use the time I have and make it how I want. ;)
For the most part Derek is letting me do what I want {pink and all}. I still run everything by him and if he doesn't like it I don't do it, I want him to enjoy the room too. We both decided on a nursery theme together before we even knew the gender---owls! I love all the new cute owl things they have and it could have gone boy or girl. We both really liked the idea of doing a tree mural in the room.
Bedding-
I looked and looked and could not find bedding I liked at all. It all to me looks to cliche (not sure if that's the word I'm looking for, but you get the point) and I could not find anything in bright colors. I didn't want a pastel look in her room. So I started looking at 2 of my favorite places for help...Pinterest and Etsy (seriously I think I have a problem). I decided instead of buying a pre packaged bedding set I would just make it myself. I found this adorable owl quilt pattern on etsy and a friend/coworker is going to make the quilt as our gift. I get to pick out all the fabric so I can match it with the rest of the bedding. I also found this super cute nursery idea on Pinterest that used this fabric that I LOVED! I did a little research, found the fabric and ordered it. This is the main fabric for the room (curtains and bumper pads) and then I will pull colors out of it for all the other bedding (crib skirt, sheets, rocking chair cushions, and changing pad cover).
I am so excited to get started on the bedding, and I will post pictures as I go along.
I have been working on a couple other projects this last week. I made an owl pillow and an owl stuffed animal. They are both super cute and they will look great in the room. (Pinterest again)
We also painted the nursery. Now this was an ordeal to pick out the paint color. We both wanted to paint the room blue, but I wanted a bright blue and Derek was going more toward a baby blue. After going to Home Depot and Lowes a couple times each we finally found a color we both liked. It is bright blue but not dark. I think it will make the room look bigger and really bring everything together.
I have a couple other little projects I am working on but I will save those for another post.
Did you like the title of this blog post? That is the full name of our baby girl. I love it! I really liked the name Rylee and Derek picked out the spelling. We both had Grace on our list so it fit perfect. Plus now that we have a name set I can start personalizing stuff ;)
Derek bought me an embroidery machine for our anniversary! I was so excited! If you know me at all you know I am obsessed with monogrammed anything. He told me now I can monogram my heart out lol. I can't wait to start putting it to work.
