The Nursery!

Baby Christian's room is pretty much ALL set up!!! Yes, almost 4 months in advance...but we are so excited! And my dad bought us all the bedding and decor for Christmas so I couldn't resist getting it set up...neither could hubby :)

We decided on a Noah's Ark theme for Christian's room.

The view as you walk into Christian's room. We decided to keep the twin bed in there for a couple of reasons. 1.) It may be a good place to crash on sleepless nights. 2.) It will be Christian's bed some day and right now we only have a 1 bedroom. 3.) It will probably end up being a good location to dress Christian. 

The large Noah's Ark scene hanging on the wall is actually the quilt that came with the crib bedding. Since Christian will be too little for this for quite awhile, we thought it would make for some great added decor while avoiding the hassle of draping it over the crib. Plus, having it in the crib with Christian increases the risk of SIDS. Hence the mesh bumper you will notice in the pictures below. 

We are hoping to add a changing pad to the top of the 2 dressers at the foot of the bed. The green bin will hold lotions and diaper creams, etc. 

A close up of the animal pictures above the dressers. 

A close up of the lamp - Ark filled with 2 of each animal! Or in this case, 2 elephants, 2 giraffes, 2 lions, and I think there are 2 zebras in the port holes below! Love it! :) 

And of course, a close up of the quilt! As crazy as it may sound, the elephants foot on the left is actually a rattle and the little lion's foot on the right is actually a squeaker! So much for this blanket being used for sleeping! That sounds like play things to me...and Baxter agrees! He thinks its for him ha ha 

Now for the other side of the room.

Sorry for the poor lighting. But here is the crib! I guess you can't really see it, but there is a mesh liner and a cute dust ruffle of fish in the sea. The crib is also still serving as a storage space for some baskets and blankets and bibs, etc. that still need putting away. Daddy even agreed to the valance above the window! :) I have suggested this since BEFORE we got married as our house does not have a single curtain or window treatments of any kind. Jim always said "it would make the room look smaller" but this one came with the crib set and went up without a question :) Our swing/bouncer is also in the corner, but once baby comes, that will likely move downstairs and then whenever it is needed at the moment. It will probably be mobile. 

We are also hoping to find wooden letters to hang by ribbons spelling "Christian" on this side of the room and then also to add a border of wall clings of animals "2 by 2". 

A close up of the mobile over the crib. It plays a real soothing tune too. Two elephants. Two monkeys. Two zebras and I think two lions. 

And finally a close up of the diaper holder. For now, it's on the crib. The dresser seems to short, and honestly, I can't figure out how to attach it to the dresser. Part of me also thinks it may be more realistic to just store the diapers in the top drawer of the dresser since that is where the changing pad will be, but this is just so cute! And again, came with the crib set. 

So yes, the room is looking pretty close to ready, and ready very early, but there is still some final touches to take care of. And the dresser is still empty. However, daddy and I have not been able to resist picking up a few cute outfits...neither has grandma! 

Thanks, dad for the nursery stuff! We LOVE it!! Can't wait for Christian to be here to use it!