Preparing to Share (with a GIRL) & Girl Name Drop

Because of Caydon's autism and pure cost efficiency, I have decided that it is in all three of our best interest to stay in our 2 bedroom + a small office home... unless we move to CA. This means that one of us has to split our room to share with a nursery, and while I think setting Cay's room up with a crib would be adorable, I don't think it would be the greatest idea in terms of his sleep or his need for personal space. With that being said, I am going to be sharing MY room with baby. I'm actually pretty fine with it, as I know that baby will want me a couple of times a night anyway. And really, what's privacy when you're a single mom to two kids?? I have been playing around with some different design layouts, palettes, and themes (though I'm not really a "theme" person). Here is what I have come up with... so far... granted that it is a girl.

My original "girl" inspiration was this:

    
 I quickly realized I was more so in love with the different shades of pink and gold contrast idea, as well as the texture of that photo. I am also thinking that to add some midnight blue thrown in as an accent color, along with the gold and grey.

The bird's eye view shows how my bed, dresser, and nightstand would be set up, as well as how the crib and dresser would flow.

Bare with me as I try to explain it further. You can see that the top left corner is my closet, the top right is my bath, and the top middle is my 2 person sink. The right side is where my bed, dresser, and nightstands will be.

The bottom right will actually look more so like this:

OH, hey! There's a baby name throw hinting itself in there! Not sure if I'm going to go Clairelin or Clairlin yet (2 syllables for both spellings). Hmmm..

So the left is a sliding door to our backyard. The crib and a skinny yet tall bookshelf will be over a grey rug. I'm still not100% sure about the decorations, but I am thinking this is the most "bang for my buck" with the nursery layout design.

 And this is the far back corner... the area that you would walk into upon opening the door. The blue "L" shaped contraption is actually and "L" shaped dresser set, which fits perfectly for the area and space need (99% sure anyway). I bought it a few years ago from Goodwill because of it's good bones, and all it would need is a paint job and new nobs. The rug would be a faux white lambskin, the gold circle will be a poof, and the great chair on the right is my mother's rocking chair. She rocked my brothers and I in it, and I plan on rocking my babies in it, too.   The gold above the chair is a mirror.

So, for this layout, all I would need to purchase is:

• the crib
• the skinny/tall bookshelf
• poof
• tall circle table
• lamp
• changing pad
• baskets for organization
• curtains and golden rod
• pillows for rocking chair
• bedding
• decor :)

And my DIY crafts that I would need to get on are:

• paint the rocking chair
• paint the crib
• paint the dresser set
• sew a crib skirt
• make the name banner
• make the ombre dot decor

Not too bad for a VERY budgeted room! Fingers crossed I can stick with the colors and that it is a girl! :)

Week 15 Update

Besides being miserably sick, we've had a really good week.

Caydon, in particular, had a REALLY good week... as noted by his "mommy sized" steak dinner he chose as a reward.

 I also made some baby purchases... specifically some GIRL purchases. I know, I am crazy... what if it's not a girl!? But I really do think it is one... I also made a section of my closet for baby since ALL babies deserve a closet for pretty things ;)

Here are some of the bigger items. I just purchased the crib and carseat from a friend.. and yes, that's a super cute gold and pink polka dot ruffle bathing suit!!

Here is a silly update picture for size. My student always makes fun of me being pregnant... apparently I rub my stomach a lot because it always itches!

baby/pregnancy stats:

How far along?  15 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 10 lbs

Working Out: 1 day :-/

Maternity clothes? pretty much only maternity, or larger clothes
Stretch marks? no but my boobs won't stop itching! (TMI?)
Sleep: Nonstop

Labor Signs: no way!
Belly Button in or out? in still

Best moment this week: Celebrating my first born

Miss Anything? wine

Movement: a lot!

Symptoms: throwing up all-the-time... it's not just "morning" sickness!
Food cravings: In and Out... Particularly their "animal style" secret menu items!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Everything

Anything make you emotional?: Not really
Bump Alert: Definitely growing
Gender prediction: Still thinking girl
Happy or Moody most of the time: Primarily sick and miserable
Pregnancy Dreams: Not really. Too sick to dream?

Fearing: Doing this alone.

Anticipating: Not being sick anymore!!

Baby Shower Theme: Pat the Bunny

I may have a thing for children's books, but this Pat the Bunny Baby Shower makes me drool way more than I'd like to admit. I am also finding inspiration in when thinking about nursery potential. Seriously hoping baby is a girl!!

See for yourself:

Window Shopping: Girl Nursery Inspiration

I would be completely lying if I said that I don't want a girl. I want a girl so much that I am already dreaming up a girl nursery and buying girl clothes (I figure that if baby is a boy, I can gift these clothes at showers...)

That being said, here are some of the ideas that I am toying around with in regards to the nursery.

Color Scheme  I am loving the pink and gold trend, but am contemplating adding some apple, mint, or navy to it. There will also be grey in it since most of our house is grey, and mostly likely I will be sharing room with baby regardless of if we move or not.  I would probably stick with the softer pinks and gold, with touches of the others so it looks put together but not too matchy matchy.

I plan to keep the walls white, but will have a touch of these colors throughout. I am thinking something soft like this:

Great Quotes with a touch of World/Floral  I love having great quotes to read. I will probably make a sign similar to this:

...and have already bought this print for myself. If baby is lucky, I might share!

Pattern   I am not a fan of little kid prints. As a matter of fact, Caydon's room doesn't have anything except for little dinosaur accents here and there (because, let's face it, someone is obsessed!)  But his curtains are solid stripes and his bed has been chevron for years. I'm just not a "character theme" type of person. For the baby, I love all of the trendy patterns, but I can't decide of the ombre, chevron, and aztec is here to stay or if it will be gone by the time baby is a week old.  What do you think??  I am definitely loving the triangle, arrows, and gold dots trend, though, and will probably never stop loving girly floral or anything that reminds me of Kate Spade.

Grown Up Sophisticated   Along with the "character theme," I just can't get into the baby looking gear. I love the more modern, "tech" gear that is solid black or has a more mature vibe. I also love the more "glam" and "sophisticated" looks with a touch of country/antique. I'm kind of an undecided mix of styles, hah. That being said, I will definitely be making something like these in leu of a mobile:

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Being Inspired  I find inspiration from a lot of different pieces,  but I am overly inspired by little unexpected, unrelated to baby pieces like these:

(Kate Spade earrings)

(Kate Spade "Copley" heels)

I am also completely obsessed with the following nursery pictures, which are bundles of inspiration in and of themselves. How beautiful are these rooms? And so simple yet such beautiful details!!

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