Day Dreams of Nursery Spaces

      The minute I found out I was pregnant I started to imagine what I may do for the nursery. I thought about nautical themes, and gardens, paisley, and all sorts of animals. Once we found out we were having a boy that narrowed down the choices, but I still wasn't sure what to do. Pintrest became my best friend! I looked at tons of nurseries and finally decided on a subdued savanna theme. The colors are sage green, and chocolate brown with animal print elements. I plan to buy him one of those big giraffe stuffed animals to go in the room. The picture below has been my main inspiration, but instead of a tree on the wall I like the decal in the other picture. I am still trying to decide if white furniture is masculine enough. I think it will work. Plus it will keep the room lighter then dark cherry furniture like Maddie has in her room.

           I can not wait to start on little man's nursery! But alas, we are looking to buy a house before he comes so I must hold off. I am super excited to be getting a house though! Not an apartment, or a town house that we will rent, but our own house! Tom and I have looked around our area and found 10 or so houses we think we may like, so now we just have to go see them with a realtor.

Almost half way there

     Well, almost half way into my pregnancy I have found the energy to begin the blog I have been meaning to start throughout my entire pregnancy.
I guess I will begin with a quick overview of my pregnancy. I am due July 9th with our second child. It's a boy this time! After going back and forth for a while we have decided that his name will be Quinten. Daddy and sissy are both over the moon excited to have another boy around the house. Daddy was becoming sadly outnumbered.
       We are trying lots of things I didn't get to do when I was pregnant with my daughter. We did an elective ultrasound at 17 weeks to find out the sex of our baby. We were all impatient to see what our little one was. We also signed up for child birthing classes, which I didn't bother to do the first time around. I am entertaining the thought of a med free birth for our little man unlike my medicated birth with my daughter. I didn't like the lack of mobility I had with an epidural. We also may go back for a 3D ultrasound at 34 weeks. I guess it all depends on if we have the money at the time. Lol.
      I am 18 weeks and 2 days today. I keep telling myself that this is almost half way there. It seems that my pregnancy, which was flying by over the holidays, has come to a screeching halt. My morning sickness still isn't completely gone, but has gotten a little better. I feel so different then the last time I was pregnant. I have no energy, and my back is always sore. With my daughter I felt great during my second trimester. That is why I had a feeling this little one was a boy.
        Who is this daughter that I keep referring to you ask? Why it is little, princess Madison! She is two years old and thrilled to be a big sister. She loves to talk to her "brudder" and sing him songs. It is precious. Really she is just like any other two year old. Loves pizza, Dora, Blues Clues, and Bubbles. Hates veggies, bed time, medicine, and having her hair brushed. I just know she is going to be the best big sister ever!
         I promise I will keep this blog up to date with all my pregnancy happenings! This is as much a promise to myself as anyone who happens to be reading. I wish I had written down what happened while I was pregnant with Madison, because I really didn't remember half of the stuff that happened early on in this pregnancy. I guess once our baby is in our arms we block out all the unpleasantness of the past 9 month of pregnancy. This time I won't forget! All the little things that make pregnancy what it is, these are what I want to remember!

Here is our gender announcement for little man.