Since finding out we'd be welcoming a little girl into our family, I had a pretty decent idea of what Acelyn's nursery looked like in my mind. It was tough finding words to describe my vision, especially in searching for things on Pinterest and the likes. I knew since before Nolan was even born that I wanted to incorporate pink flamingos into our girl's nursery theme.... I had the idea brewing even before pink flamingos became such a hip thing (when pregnant with Nolan, if he were a girl, that was my nursery inspiration at the time)! I also knew I didn't want a slew of flamingoes crowding and annoying the room, so it became a mixture of color hues that I enjoyed mixed with a touch of pink flamingoes, as I described her nursery to many.
I wanted it to be light and airy, with peach, coral, pink and gray as my main focus colors. When I came across Little Unicorn, and saw the Watercolor Rose quilt, I knew that was the one for baby girl. I loved how light it was and had no need for a full crib bedding set, and don't regret our decision one bit! The quilt is so soft yet has a nice heft to it, and the colors and design are a perfect addition to my vision.
A little more than halfway through my pregnancy, I stumbled across this large wall hanging at Hobby Lobby on clearance, and couldn't get it out of my mind for the entire time I was there. At first, I thought it wouldn't match or fit in very well to what I was envisioning. Yet, it kept nagging at the back of my mind until I finally went back, grabbed it, and threw it in my cart. Once I got it home and matched it up with what I had at the time, I knew it was perfect. The saying is everything to me and it couldn't be more true for our little Acelyn! Her wall collage is a mixture of more cute Hobby Lobby wall hangings as well as flamingo prints, patterns that coordinate with her quilt and our maternity pictures, which will soon be switched out to her newborn photos once I get some of those printed off. Nolan made the handprint flamingoes himself, and was extremely proud to show it off to his little sister the first time we brought her into her nursery. It is by far my favorite item in her room, and the pride that beams from his face when he shows it off is beyond heartfelt! I know that will be a special momento that our family will keep forever.
Since Acelyn's room is so tiny in dimensions, we decided to nix the closet doors and have an open closet system. After lots of trial and error, we kind of DIY'd our own version of what we wanted and Jason put together a simple yet effective closet that I love.
To say I'm obsessed with this room is an understatement! During the end of my pregnancy, I would find myself sneaking peeks of it as I would pass by, just to enjoy our hard work and the light, pretty room it had become. I always thought if we were to ever have a little girl, I would steer clear of the pinks and girly details ... yet, I was completely drawn to a bright, girly room and am so glad it turned out the way it did! {photos by Kyla Groneman Photography(and some of my own, too)}
Nolan has started the cutest habit of trying on our shoes and walking all over the place in them. My favorite are when he wears Daddy's work boots... I mean, gah!
We spent the first weekend of the month with a day at Hemenway Park in Boulder City. Harley had to get groomed, so we took him to our groomer (that is in BC), and spent some time hanging out here afterwards. We were hoping to see some bighorn sheep, but no luck. Either way, this park was awesome and you can't beat the view! We had never been before but definitely plan to return. Nolan had a blast on the playground, and when Harley met back up with us, he thought it was SO fun that he could play with his puppy at the park! We never take Harley out, other than for walks (which is also rare), so they both got some well needed fresh air and playtime together!
Nolan's been extra affectionate towards his toys since he's been playing more with "baby dolls" (my old Cabbage Patch dolls, who he likes to call Baby Sissy Doll and Baby Brother Doll), and gave Elmo lots and lots of hugs and "awwws" one afternoon. (See other picture for proof of taking care of "Baby Sissy Doll").
Speaking of Sissy- Nolan also enjoys talking to her in the mornings and always asks to "listen Sissy" with my Doppler. He'll bring it over to me in bed and insists on speaking into the monitor and listening to her heartbeat. Sometimes he'll dance around to the beating heart he sees on the screen and likes to think she's dancing, too! MELT.
We got some awesome Spring storms this month, and Nolan had a blast when we let him play outside for over an hour one weekend. The weather was perfect because it had been raining all morning, but the sun started coming up again to give off some warmth, which made it feel like a total Spring day. He splashed in the miniature puddles and spent an insane amount of time picking leaves off the tree, shaking the water droplets off of them and throwing them into our rocks. Plus, he got to wear his rain jacket and thought his hood was beyond awesome!
The next day, the storms continued, and we got such a bad thunderstorm that it left us covered in hail! I brought some in for Nolan to play with and he literally thought it was the coolest thing that snow was inside the house, so he played with it for over a half hour. Score!
Since we've been finishing up parts of the nursery, I swooned over these Oh Joy! sheets I ordered from Target to fit in with the flamingo theme of her room. Although I'm not going crazy with too much flamingo stuff, I had to get a little wild with these sheets as some backups for when her pretty ones are in the wash. They are SO cute and SO soft!
The baby has been moving in crazy positions lately, and I've caught her alien like movements on video which I posted in our 37 Week update. I also snapped this one of her booty pushing out (or what I think is her butt!), which isn't the most comfortable thing in the whole world... Ouch. Even though she's running out of room and it's more pushes and painful prods than cute baby kicks, I know I'm going to miss the heck out of it when she's here, so I'm trying to soak it all in!
Nolan ate corn on the cob for the first time (first time on the cob, anyway), and had us cracking up with the faces he was making while chowing down. He loved it!
I did lots and lots of baby laundry in preparation of lady love's arrival.
Nolan constantly asks for the "Dino Movie" (The Good Dinosaur... and we really need to just buy it for him) so we hit up Redbox one night when Daddy had plans to work late, and had a fun Mommy-Son movie night date! We started the movie early but Nolan thought it was so fun to (for the second time ever) get in his PJs, snuggle up on the couch, eat snacks and watch a movie! I love this tradition and want to keep it as something we don't do often so it remains something he looks forward to and thinks is special!
Desa and Dustin sent us the cutest baby gift and I seriously could not stop gushing over the wrap job and even more, the onesie and head wrap they sent! Absolutely love it and I can't wait to see her in this outfit! Thanks again, guys! We miss you!!!
We took our maternity pictures at Lake Las Vegas all on our own one weekend, and although a little time consuming (and exhausting), I'm happy with the way they turned out!
Nolan asked for his picture to be taken one morning before heading out to run errands, so of course I had to say yes. He chose to stand by "this tree" right here.
We hit 37 weeks in this pregnancy and are so excited to be rounding out the third trimester and welcoming this new babe in just a short, short time!
I find myself just stopping into the baby's nursery to swoon over it time and again, so I posted a sneak peek picture of it even though there's still a few things left to do!
Nolan helped Daddy do some pushups one morning, although I don't think he was much help...
Harley passed out on the couch one weekend with his eyes rolling around and mouth open... sometimes I like to think this is how I deep sleep, too. Ha!
I continued checking things off my "to-do before baby" list and decided to sanitize every bottle, new pacifiers, nipples and pump parts we own. Craziness.
Nolan learned "eskimo kiss" and it is probably one of my favorite things he says right now! Es-kee-mo kiss!
...Until next month (when we'll have a new member of the family, EEEEK!)
