Baby Stuff

I thought I'd put a few pics up of the awesome baby stuff we've started to accumulate. Our family and friends have been so generous and the "nursery" is coming together nicely. I put nursery in quotes only because we will most likely not be in this apartment more than 6-7 months after "baby girl Woodland" is born, but I still can't help myself from even just temporarily decorating it up really cute. I just spent time with our friend, Carolyn, who is going to do some paintings for us to put in the nursery-- so exciting! As I keep reminding Brandon, "Yes, I know she won't notice, but I will-- this is really all for me." :)


This is the color scheme-- a few different pinks from the tulip print, white, and yellow. I have never been a pink kind of girl, but this bedding was super cute and a steal (my friend found it for us and grabbed it up before someone else found it!), so we are accenting all the pink with yellow. (See yellow nightstand below, and I have also made curtain ties and a wall hanging with the yellow fabric-- I know, nesting is kicking in.)

Not that material things can replace having family close by, but it has been a really special experience to receive gifts from parents and step-parents-- like they are helping us get ready from afar. Actually, I had a little pregnancy moment the other week when I went to pick up the gifts my dad and step-mom got for us. They'd bought them off our registry and then arranged it so the Babies-r-Us by our home had them for me to pick up. My dad kept secret what they had gotten, and as the Babies-r-Us employee wheeled out our jogging stroller and pack-n-play I seriously had to fight back tears. I was overwhelmed with gratitude and just so touched. So, there you have it, I pretty much started crying in Babies-r-Us over a stroller and portable crib thing! Also, ever since we've had the crib, rocker, and dresser, I can't help but poke my head into the room (almost every night!) and, on occasion, I have found Brandon sitting in the rocker just soaking it all in. It is feeling more real.

Anyway, check out our baby stuff...