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The bundle's nursery has come a long way since the room looked like this, less than three weeks ago. This wasn't even all of it either, but we actually felt like things were getting organized at this point. I mean, at least some kind of order was being established (or piles were being made, if it must be pointed out). Obviously it's a good thing he or she gave us some extra time to, at a minimum, clear a path!






I really cannot believe that our child will finally be here, any day now really! We are so excited to meet him or her. We’ve been feeling pretty prepared these last couple of weeks, or as prepared as you can ever be for a major life change I suppose.

We now have our nursery all set up with the basics: crib, dresser, bookcases, rocker/recliner and ottoman. A travel swing, bouncer and activity gym are sprinkled about until we know exactly where they will go. We have some clothes in the dresser drawers and closet (which is really fun to see). Luckily we have a double closet in the room so we have it fairly packed with baby gear like diapers and wipes, diaper bags, nursing supplies, bath essentials, blankets, burp cloths, toys, the Baby Bjorn, the Bumbo seat, the hook-on travel chair, some other baby necessities and fun stuff just waiting for the little one to make a mess of it all! There are also some bags of clothing in both genders awaiting their fate contained in that closet. I can’t wait to see which duds we’ll get to keep around and see on our very own prince or princess! We’ll definitely need to organize the closet more, but it feels so good to see it getting stocked up. We have yet to figure out lighting and accent rugs (possibly in addition to the rug we have in there now) and most of the décor additions and special touches to the room and walls we are going to wait on until the baby comes. We are so pleased with how it has come along so far and find ourselves peeking in often to take it all in.







Our Moses basket, our bassinet basically, will be set up in our room as soon as the stand arrives, which we hope is within days.



The play yard, swing/soothing center, jumparoo, strollers and high chair have been assembled and are ready for use. We’re working on making space for the new kitchen fundamentals that come with having an infant (and eventually a toddler) around too. All in all, we feel great about the progress we’ve made up to this point and are comfortable knowing that many things will just be a work in progress.

We received all the goodies our tailor made at the beginning of this week and she did such an exceptional job for us. Everything far surpassed our expectations and we are in love with the entire package! I had asked for a bumper pad (although at what stage we will use it with the baby is still to be determined), crib skirt, blanket and pillow and when I went to pick those up, she had also included a little bear she made from an heirloom pattern of her mother's with some of the extra fabric. It was very special and saying we were thrilled to get the pieces in the nursery is an understatement. Thank you, Ruth! It was all better than we could have hoped for.







Two weeks from yesterday until my due date! Your room awaits, child.