The Nursery.... baby steps

NOW I completely understand what people are talking about when they refer to the nesting habits that expectant mother's have!  They only get stronger as the weeks go by.  It feels as though the baby will be here any moment.... and there's so much to do!  How will we ever get it all done? 

Matt has been great about keeping on top of things (with a little "encouragement" on my part).  Our big project at the moment is the nursery, which until this point has been an office and storage room.  We spent a weekend cleaning out catalogs and books and then had a garage sale to give us some space.  The only thing we didn't sell (or donate afterwards) is the furniture.  Once this is sold via Craigslist, we are going to move our desk & computer into our bedroom and start with a blank canvas.  Baby steps!

We were given an adorable crib and changing table set from Rob & Christy, Matt's oldest brother and his wife (thank you!), that we are thrilled about using!  They used it for their children 11 and 9 years ago and we are really excited about it.  I had to work this past Saturday (the day before our shower), but that didn't stop my sweet husband from getting the project started.  With the help of John (my brother), he picked up the furniture, got the sanding and painting equipment together and got to work.  I had to document what I came home to.... it was so sweet!

 Matt painting on the side rails to the crib, sweet husband!

John & Matt at work 

The Mascot, happy to be spending a day outside with the boys! 

Russ!

It was a bit warm outside! 

teamwork!!

A D.I.Y. Dad in the making!

We hope to finish the painting portion of the project this weekend.  I have spent a few hours now, trying to find new hardware for the changing table.  We need six pulls that have a 3-1/2" spread and two small knobs that coordinate/match.  Apparently Home Depot and Lowes don't carry this size.  Anthropologie had some really cute pulls, but not enough.  We are still looking for the right ones!