This is the one wall we decided to paint a different color. We painted it in a light blue as to accent all of the blue in the room, and to make it a little under the sea feeling and less like a "plain" nursery. I loved watching Mike put up all of the stickers above his crib, which is more of a dark cherry wood than black. I LOVE the fact that this room already had a sink in it! At first I couldn't figure out how it could be useful, and first and foremost, the cabinet under the sink and behind the mirror creates additional storage for things like hand soap (so that when it runs out I'm not having to run to the bathroom with poopy hands), baby medicine, and things like Diaper Genie refill containers! Add in that there's a SINK IN MY BABIES NURSERY and it's just a win win win win win for all! It also worked out very nicely that we were able to hang up some Dory Christmas lights that were given to us as a gift around the mirror!
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| Look at the little Dory and Nemo in his crib! So stinking cute! |
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| A painting done by a friend of ours with the best quote EVER |
Moving around the room, (the sink is just out of sight to the left of the closet door) is his changing station. Again, Mike did an awesome job with decorating the wall behind the changer, as well as hanging up the floating shelves! For now, some of Nemo's friends are hanging out up there and watching over his room (Squirt, Crush, Hank, an otter, and Mr. Ray), but of course as he gets older they will be all his to play and cuddle and love on! I'm in LOVE with the changing table cover and bins we found to give the room a more nautical theme and less "little kid tons of Finding Nemo everywhere" room. The drawers are filled with diapers, wipes, ointments, bibs, swaddles, and just a bunch of miscellaneous items!
I didn't take an updated picture of the closet, but it has a TON of size one diapers, all of the new with tags clothes NB-3 months hanging up, and his diaper bags (for now of course, since starting VERY soon we'll have to be USING THEM!!!)
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| The Guest "Books" from my first two showers! We had done the same for our wedding, so it only seemed appropriate to do the same for our baby showers! |
Moving on to one of my favorite parts of his room. First of all, the painting you see above his dresser was painted for him by his Tio Joe and Tia Jess and it matches his room PERFECTLY. It means so much to have this piece of their hearts in his room, and for this scripture to be over him while he sleeps. Of course, there are some more of our Nemo friends Destiny, Bailey, and baby Dory and Nemo. The little ball in the middle of the dresser? That is a light projector that has Nemo and his friends on the outside, but when the lights go off, and the projector turns on, it lights up his room with fish, seaweed, and bubbles (yes, some are even hidden Mickey's!). Inside of his giant dresser, he has a "junk drawer" that isn't junk, just doesn't have a home yet (woops), a drawer exclusively for socks and mittens for those tiny adorable hands, and then there are two drawers full (and I mean FULL) of hand me down clothes (one drawer of new born, one drawer of 0-3 month) from a few friends. I seriously can't get over your generosity and how much you guys love us and our son that you just GAVE us so many beautiful pieces of clothing. The bottom drawer (which is a double drawer) is packed tight full of, you guessed it, more diapers! One day I will have to do a blog post about diapers and building up a stock pile and how it worked for us, and all the diapers given to us at showers and all that stuff, but that'll be a while.
Next to his dresser is my favorite corner of his room. We made a crate night stand (I'd link a how to do it link here, but it was simple. Stain it, drill it together. The end) which I am in LOVE with because it is a similar color wood as the rest of our room's furniture, and holds a LOT of items. Right now, it has the cutest Finding Nemo lamp on top, the top shelf is FULL of "Mommy and Daddy's Hands" books (special books, or paper books that he would rip to shreds as a youngling), and the bottom shelf has some of my nursing supplies in it.
On the other side of my rocking chair, I have a basket with some of my pumping supplies, and then Nemo's shelf with some toys and board books (I told you he has a LOT of books!). Not all of his toys that he's gotten are out (he has some links that are in a bucket in his closet as well as MegaBlocks), but the teethers and rings and some blocks are out. I also love having his first pair of mouse ears on display, as well as a beautiful piece of art done by a friend, and his "growing" blocks (currently displayed as 9 months for Mommy's belly age).
Above that shelf (as sort of seen in the previous picture) there is another floating shelf that has Marlin, Nemo and Dory on it, but it also has letter blocks with his actual name on it that I painted in an under the sea theme (blue with a little wave and Nemo sticker's of course!) Once he's born and we've shared the name I'll update and put a picture of that (because it's really stinking cute!) on here.
That's really it for now! I am beyond excited with how his nursery came out and I can't wait to have some of you over in our home to play, cuddle, and love on baby Hyde once he gets here (which could be any day now!)
Thank you to all of you who have made this nursery possible, both in physically setting it up and organizing it, to those who gave us gifts, hand me downs, furniture, decorations, and for all of you who have prayed for this boy. He is going to be so loved, and pretty spoiled, but in the best of ways.
XOXO
Amanda and Nemo
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