Busy Bee

Well maybe one busy bee. I have officially been put on sofa duty while Rusty has been doing some heavy lifting. I like to think that I can still work like I used to but Rusty has kindly reminded me that I am almost 7 months pregnant and am not allowed to do manual labor!

There have been several things on our nursery to do list. The first step was cleaning everything out! We finally got the bed out which now lives at my mom and dad's house. We were also able to clean out the closet. We had to practically play Tetris with all of the boxes in our remaining closets but we have finally gotten everything organized. On the note of closets, Rusty has done a great job starting our closet "renovation."



He started by building a second hanging row on the left long side of the wall. It still needs a coat of paint but otherwise it is all set. This will allow us to have to full rows of hanging on the left side with storage in the back right hand corner. I already had a great Elfa unit that just needed some upgraded drawers. I ended up choosing a bigger drawer for toys at the bottom and then a few smaller drawers for things like socks and hats! We are also thinking about installing a few shelves above the drawer unit for books etc.

The next part of our nursery decorating list was choosing a paint color. Unfortunately, Rusty went out of town when I was given the job to choose a shade of blue. My original 2 choices grew to 6 by the time he got back!

Luckily, he and some of our houseguests all agreed on the same color. I was pretty happy because all of the shades were starting to run together!

Today our family painter, Tony, came to paint the room. I was so excited to see the final product and couldn't be happier with the way it turned out!

Now that the room has been painted we can start assembling our furniture. We already have our crib and dresser just waiting to be put together. By the time those pieces are assembled it will be time to pick up our glider and ottoman. I can't wait to see everything put together!

The most important part of the decor should arrive in early January...our bedding! I also ordered a few extra yards of fabric so I can sew my drapes. Until then Rusty and I will just be setting up the basics and enjoying our busy holiday season.

I will try to take a breather this weekend to get a week 28 picture!