nesting.

once upon a time i had a novel idea... the idea that i should wait until after christmas to do anything baby. i thought we'd enjoy the holidays and that by waiting to do baby things (ie. car seat, painting, nursery set, kids room, furniture moving, wardrobe shopping, etc.) until january that we'd have more money and that it would make my last 4 weeks of pregnancy go faster.

as it turns out... i was WRONG, on every account.

lucky for me i have a willing and able mother, a patient husband, and some nice in-laws because we were able to get pretty much everything accomplished in the past 2 weeks. in all honesty, its mostly all because of my mom, she is literally the greatest mom ever. if you saw the list of to-do's you would probably be more impressed with how much we have done. just use your imagination and remind me next time that i need to do things way more in advance. here we are 5 days from delivery and most things are ready to go, the rooms still need some TLC but they are working out just perfectly.

the nursery:

my mom is a wizard when it comes to baby bedding. all i did was pick out the fabricas and look what she whipped up.... the MOST AMAZING NURSERY SET EVER. we are still waiting on a glider chair and his name to finish up the decor. jealous?

the kids room....

their room too is a work in progress and needs some more decor to coordinate the colors. looking at these pictures makes me sick, i needed to straighten greta's duvet but if you can get past that, i really adore the way it turned out. it was hard to make a boy/girl room look cute but i really love how the grey/pink/navy combo works.

oh, and wonder of wonders miracle miracle.... they both sleep in their beds perfectly.

our room:

with my other kids we were able to use a family heirloom cradle but since it is still occupied from the last baby we had to buy something else. when i saw this set up in my room, i nearly cried, it made him so real! and LOOK, my diaper bag is ret' to go. oh, and you should go out and by a pack of Pampers Newborn Swaddlers to smell them and laugh at the sheer size of them.

nesting is real and i am glad my nest is set.

what do you think sisters? you know this post was for you!