Nursery reveal

Great Aunt Carol made these hot air balloon decorations for the baby shower she and Great Aunt Beth threw for us!

A Family Heirloom from Great Grandma Demos

Some of Great Grandma Demos' Beatrix Potter Collection

My old piggy bank and Dad's old pull toy

Drapes from Target, rug from Overstock, Crib is Babyletto, bedding and tround bins are Petit Pehr from Nordstroms, mirrors are from TJ Maxx, camel from Land of Nod

Pottery Barn ladder shelves , chair was a hand me down that I had reupholstered in leftover fabric that I originally used on our living room couch, rust colored metal cart is from Ikea, and all the vintage travel posters I got for $4 a piece on Groupon.

White Hemnes dresser from Ikea, diaper organizer from Pottery Barn Baby, lamps from TJ Maxx, vintage travel posters were custom framed at Michael's, and the changing pad cover is also Petit Pehr.

The Pottery Barn Kids My Size chair is so cute in the navy gingham print with a white monogram.

Many a nights have been spent sitting in that chair feeding our sweet boy. It seems like forever ago that we brought him home, but at the same time just like yesterday. We're already transitioning certain newborn items out of his room, like that ladder shelf. That thing is a climbing accident waiting to happen. 

Maybe by the time he's in college, I will post an updated non-newborn nursery update.

All I want for Christmas is My...

...two feet that fit in my cute shoes...oh, and an unlimited supply of chocolate milkshakes. But since that's probably not a feasible gift option, here are a few of the things that will never cease to make me smile on Christmas day!
I know everyone is crazy about the Nest and Diptyque Candles, but I'm over here like, give me everything Seda France in French Tulip.

Don't get me wrong, I love the other two lines, but I am flat out obsessed with French Tulip ANYTHING.

And just like everyone else, I also cannot get enough of Rifle Paper Company. Our personalized wedding thank you notes and return labels came from there as well as the calendar I used in our pregnancy announcement. (see picture below.)

It's all just so pretty!!!!

My poor hubs has the worst time shopping for me since I'm not patient enough to wait and ask for anything. I'm so used to being single and buying my own stuff that I forget about waiting! I really am the worst about it. So this year I suggested that he buy some of the wedding everyday china we didn't get off our registry. I absolutely love our dinnerware, but we didn't get a ton of it as gifts. (I didn't really expect to, we really wanted charitable donations and I think that message was well received!)

It really is so pretty on any tablescape, and since it's one of Juliska's most popular patterns, I'm not worried about it being discontinued before we can purchase a whole set.

So, that's what Santa could bring me this year if he really wanted. What are you asking for and giving this year?

Nursery Update

The nursery is really coming together, and I'm so excited with how it's turning out. Now that I've found bedding that I like, everything else seems to be falling into place!

Here's a peek at what it's looking like in baby land these days.

{Layette and beanie shown so you know where the baby goes. You're welcome.}

The bed linens are a mix of brands from a variety of places, but mostly Petit Pehr from either Nordstrom or Amazon. Can't wait for the baby poo and snot to get all over those fancy linens! Ha!

{Hey, Jude don't look so sad. I bought this plaid chair and had it monogrammed.}

The PB Kids Anywhere Chair was on major sale this past week, so I went ahead and ordered it for my unborn, unable to hold his head up (not to mention can't even sit on his own) baby boy. I can't pass up a good sale. Or I have a shopping problem. Let's go with the former, shall we?

The "drapes" (ahem, shower curtains I tried to pass off as drapes) are going to be replaced with the right length actual drapes. Because let's face it, I'm too lazy to sew use iron on hem tape to add an additional section of fabric on the bottom like I planned. And the drapes were in stock and on sale on Cyber Monday. So hurrah for drapes that hit the floor!

I'm currently trying to convince myself that Jude doesn't need the 5 foot tall Melissa and Doug stuffed giraffe that's on sale at our local TJ Maxx. Wish me luck!

Nesting

Happy almost Friday, y'all! I am so incredibly ready for this week to be over that I can barely stand it! Let's just say it's been a long week at work and owning a fleet of heavy duty machinery is over rated. 
Lately, I've been having extremely strong nesting urges when I'm home and have pretty much decided every room in our house needs a makeover except maybe two. Is that normal around month 5? I feel like nesting is supposed to be around month 7? Maybe my hormones are just advanced and over achieving! Ha!
My current obsession is repainting our master bedroom and updating our master bath. I really want to make our couple space very romantic, light, and airy feeling. Right now it feels more like, uhh, a messy Picasso painting.

Here's the vibe I'm aiming for. Light with a few touches of soft color (I'm thinking powder blue instead of the blush pictured), very bright, and extremely peaceful. In this room, kids don't come running in at 6 am demanding breakfast, right??? And you always awake refreshed and without bedhead... Ha ha, yeah right.

First step is hiring a painter to get rid of the Palladium Blue walls that grace almost every room in my house. I cannot tell you how sick I am of that color. Same goes for the other dominant color, Revere Pewter that is in every other room that isn't aqua. When is that dang color going to go out of style??? I'm incredibly over it. But I'm not spending a fortune repainting every room in our house because I'm crazy and pregnant. So the bedroom will have to suffice.

Here's the palette I'm looking at and hoping doesn't make our beige carpets look too yellow.

I'm thinking number 2, Dove White from Benjamin Moore, might be a winner, but I'll have to paint some swatches. Our bedroom can look incredibly drab in the evening and I don't want walls that look dingy.

(Other colors in the swatch, all Benjamin Moore: 1. Ivory White 3. Decorator's White 4. Atrium White 5. Acadia White 6. Elephant Tusk)

After that, I'll see what the budget holds for redoing the master bath. It's going to involve some actual renovation work and headache, so I might just live with it for a little while longer. No one wants to bring home a baby to contractors and dry wall dust.
Until my next fit of nesting hits!

Ramblings and Musings for Week 18

I finally broke down and ordered the crib skirt made by the crib manufacturer and am crossing my fingers it doesn't feel gross. I have this weird thing about baby stuff not being made of synthetic or cheap fabrics. Especially linens and clothes. Yuck.
Next, I am dying to paint our master bedroom a warm white or pale cream color. We get very little natural or overhead light in there, so I'm hoping it will make things a bit less dreary and dank feeling.
Three. Apparently I have been feeling the baby move for awhile now. I've been reassured by my mama friend Courtney that the weird flippy flutter I've been caught of guard by daily over the past few weeks is indeed our little boy somersaulting his way around my uterus. Weird. I kinda expected a bit more fanfare, to be honest.
Moving on. I am currently obsessing over finding a new shower curtain. Anyone have any ideas on where to look? There's a cute one by Kate Spade, but I'm not sure that I wouldn't get tired of it in a few months.

That's all for now. Next time I'll have more interesting topics, hopefully!

The Beginnings of a Nursery

Months before we were even pregnant, my friend Courtney joked with me that Drew was welcome to come stay with her and her family when the 6-7 month nesting hormones hit. And after just a mere 2 months or so of pregnancy hormones, and I think he might be willing to take them up on that offer. In my defense, Amazon Prime day hit about a week after those two pink lines decided to make an appearance into our lives. And I may have taken advantage of the sales, along with the outlets on our family vacation in Michigan. Anyway, let's just say I've been nesting since we found out and Baby Logsdon already has a pretty full closet. And a rug, crib, rocker, drapes, a few sheets, a menagerie of stuffed animals... Say a prayer for Drew around December, would you?
I've been trying to settle on a theme and can't decide between a world travel theme or woodland creatures/camping theme. I already had a bunch of "vintage" world travel posters framed, so I'm thinking that's what I'm going to have to stick with. Maybe the toddler/big kid decor can feature the woods and camping. Or not...watch my kid hate camping. 
The thing I can't quite nail down is the bedding. I've got some sheets that I picked up on clearance at Pottery Barn Kids. And I've narrowed down the colors to navy, off white, and aqua. But from there, I really don't know what to do. I've found a lot of different sets that I like, but nothing really stands out as a favorite.
Here's what I'm working with:

So one problem I'm having is the crib skirt. I need a 12" drop, and while I know how to tailor a longer one if needed, I haven't found one that I like without a border pattern on the bottom that gets lost in the crib slats. If I go with a solid color, what kind of quilt do I need to find? Most the sheets I have are patterned as well as the ones I registered for. Maybe just a stripe or large print pattern?

Although you can't tell, our walls are a light blue color. We aren't going to bother painting since it's relatively fresh paint, and we're having a BOY!!!! (More on that in another post.) I am going to recover the rocking chair in a neutral fabric (probably a leftover fabric from one of the couches I've recovered.

You can also see 5 of the 9 travel prints we are thinking about using. I found those on a Groupon for $4.50 a piece!!! Then I had them framed at Michael's with the simplest (read:cheapest) white wood frame I could find. Side note, I had a 70% of custom framing coupon that I was able to use on all 9 prints. It saved me roughly $900 or more. Kind of insane, right?

I'm also pretty sure my beloved Pottery Barn ladder shelves are going to be resigned to the storage room once again. I have three of these dang things and do not need more than one in this house. We have tons of built ins, which is great, but renders the ladder shelves kind of redundant. But I just can't bear to get rid of them. I think it's because they were one of the first big girl furniture pieces I bought on my own.
Anyway, I have a more child friendly (shorter) bookshelf that was my dad's growing up and then mine as a child too. I have since painted it an aqua/mint color and plan on lining the backing of the shelf with a white and navy striped contact paper. Hopefully it won't look ridiculous, but at least our kid won't be inclined to climb on it like the ladder shelf.
So that's what I'm working with. We registered for a Hemnes long white dresser from Ikea that will double as our changing table and station. I've picked up a few items to accessorize like a globe, some apothecary jars for easy access to pacis, mittens, teeny tiny baby hats, etc. 
Any suggestions are welcome, because the pregnancy brain is no joke, friends.