About three weeks ago Mark and I stumbled into a baby boutique here in Fargo named Wizard of Kids. I really needed some nursery inspiration and designer names because I had exhausted Google the day we found out we were expecting :) While we were there, I just walked from display to display hoping to have my heart melt. And it semi happened! I fell in love with a nursery set and was tempted to purchase, but nervous I was jumping in too fast. Instead, we wrote down the designer and name, sneaked a picture on our cells, and left. When I got home, I jumped on the designer website, and my heart really melted - into a giant puddle!
The designer is Glenna Jean and her work is absolutely breathtaking. There is not a single nursery she designed that I didn't just love. I found the nursery set we had previously seen at the boutique, and it looked fantastic. But of course on the way to stumbling upon that certain design, I found "the one." I knew this was it more than I knew what wedding gown to purchase - it's to die for. It was a huge relief to find something that wasn't jungle, safari, monkey, or just yellow for gender neutral nursery themes. Because while some people find it silly we aren't going to be told the sex of the baby halfway through the pregnancy, I call it a welcomed challenge!
We debated about ordering the bedding for about a day, and after doing tons of research online to find the best price, we decided to go for it. And today, I got a wonderful text from Mark saying there was a huge box from Amazon at his work with his name on it! I grinned from ear to ear for the rest of the day!
He waited to open it until he got it home, and we love it more in person than we did in photos online. So without further suspense, the bedding is called "Finley" by Glenna Jean and it's absolute perfection for our little one.
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| I wasn't going to assemble the crib so early, but Mark got a bit sick and tired of me being sick and tired on the couch for a few days, so he really wanted to do a project. He began setting up the crib, and while I didn't think we should he seemed so excited to be helping it was too cute to stop. The crib is by Savanna and called Abby. We got it on super sale from JCPenney. They have a great selection, and once a year do a crib bonanza. Originally a $699 crib for $199. Score! |
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| Of course Ruby was a huge help. And by help I mean playing in the cardboard boxes, barking for us to pay more attention to her, and pretty much being her annoying self :) |
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| The crib went together with minimal problems. I think they make them a TON easier to assemble now than they used to. The mobile for the crib came first. In true Nightingale form, we bet on what song it would play so we had to assemble right away to listen! |
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| The mobile is adorable - the teddies are to die for. Of course, this already has to be attached to the crib because Ruby thinks the teddy bears are her toys. Oofta I think we are going to have our hands full with her when baby comes. |
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| Here's the quilt - we love the array of colors and patterns to fit any gender. If it turns out to be a boy, more blues and greens will be added into the room. If we get a girl, we'll incorporate more peaches and apricots. |
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| Here is the crib skirt. All stripes around with little poms as trim on top of the green swirly pattern. |
So that was our exciting day! Ruby's nose is going crazy at all the blankets, and I'm excited to start picking a few things out that I want. Next will be other fabrics to send to my awesome sister-in-law in Las Vegas who is a queen at the sewing machine, unlike me. She will be sewing me all kinds of goodies that I didn't feel like splurging on from the designer. Anxious to see if the finished product matches what I see in my mind right now.
But for the rest of the evening, I believe I will stay sucked into The Bachelor, some cards with the hubby, and relaxing at home with my wonderful family!
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