It's a...

BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ultrasound was awesome! Baby is measuring right on target for everything. I'm happy to announce that I was right and it's a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so, so, so excited! He didn't want us to miss the fact that he was a boy, he had his goods and services all out and about, but was being like daddy and hiding his face from the camera. He was head down and facing toward my left butt cheek, face right against the uterus so we got NO face shots! I was so looking forward to getting a small peek at what he looks like, but he wasn't having any of it. Already taking after his daddy LOL. When she told us what he was I instantly started crying, I was so overcome with happiness! I'm so so so over the moon right now I can't sit still! The beautiful smile Ryan gave me when we found out will forever be etched in my heart. I love that man.

Kiley's 2!

Here is a video I made of my niece Kiley last month. The clips are of her from newborn-2nd birthday. She makes me smile.

Found the Bookcase

Unless something changes, this is the bookcase I want to get. It will fit all of those awesome books we got and things we're going to get.

I NEED to find this crib!

I have one picture of the crib I'd die to have! I've searched too many hours to count for it online, and have come up empty handed. I've found a few that are similar, but not quite what I want. If anyone anywhere knows what brand/style this crib is, where I can buy it (if it's not an arm and a leg) or one of similar style, please let me know.



I love how thick the slats are on the crib. I don't like those skimpy looking ones very much. I really love the curved ends. Ahhh I want it!
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UPDATE:

Good news: I found it. Bad news: Probably can't get it. It is called the Annie Crib and it's by a company called Bellini, an Italian furniture company. It can be found here . They don't even list the prices on the website, and we all know what that means--EXPENSIVE! I found a few on ebay, but they are all local pickup only and nowhere close to this area. Maybe, just maybe I'll find one somewhere!?!

Starting Line of the Nursery

One thing I've always been excited about since finding out I was pregnant was the prospect of designing the nursery. We still don't know if baby is a boy or girl, but the color scheme I FINALLY decided on is gender neutral. Yay! I'm still feeling pretty overwhelmed with all of the options for everything from the crib to the changing table to the accessories and toys. Everything I see I'm literally like a kid in a candy store; "Ooooo, pretty, I like that, no that, that one's awesome!" I'm not doing a theme perse, but I want to have a lot of different animals and kind of a vintage feel to the space. Also, I want it to all tie together. I don't want it to scream BOY or GIRL, so we're going gender neutral with the colors and letting the accessories do that boy/girl talking.

I have a lot of DIY ideas for this space. The question is am I taking on too much? Just off the top of my head I know I want to:

1. Design all of the artwork pieces.
2. Paint all of the thrifted frames white.
3. Refinish and reupholster a rocking chair that has been in our family a long time.
4. Build cloud shelves. (I'm sorry but the metal versions I saw online are rediculously overpriced at $69 each!
5. Get a new closet door. The mirrored door look is OUT, and has been for quite some time.
6. Get a new fan/light and install.
7. Make a curtain for the window.
8. Attempt to revisit my quilting skills and make a baby quilt.
9. Make an afghan.
10.Recover the Boppy I got. It's in amazing shape, but is ugly as sin.

These are just the things I'm going to be DIYing! I still have a lot of looking around online and in stores for everything!

I've already scored some neat finds. My mom and I went to our favorite Missoula second hand store, YMCA Secret Seconds. I got a few new looking teddy bears, a boppy, a vintage little people schoolhouse with oversized little people, a neat animal shelf with hooks to hang coats, etc. from, a vintage clown and a few used books. I love bringing things home, cleaning them up, and making them my own! I really do think half the fun is going out searching for things. Sometimes you didn't even know you needed it till you saw it! I just hope that in the next few days I can nail down the color pallette and find my DREAM crib that I have one picture of, but can't find online anywhere! I'm also going to be working on a storyboard or two of the overall color scheme and look and feel I'm going for. Afterall, we find out if the baby is a boy or a girl next week. I can't WAIT!!!!!!