September shower.

We had our first baby shower last Friday! So exciting.......she's almost here! This one was given by my friends Alicia and Lyndsay (Thanks girls!) and was attended by lots of fellow lawyers, courthouse clerks, DA's & probation office staff, and staff from our own office. I am so glad everyone came out to share in our special time. We got many wonderful gifts. These are only a few of them. My friend and co-worker, Laura, made the beautiful red gingham quilt in the first photo. It is perfect for our nursery! I still need to take photos of some of the other unique gifts and will do that today! Thanks everyone!

Certified.

We attended our last birthing class last night. We are now certified. We had a little party last night at the class and everyone brought refreshments. I made these pink and blue onesie sugar cookies. Aren't they cute. I would have put a lot more detail into them, but Future Daddy forced me to go sit on the couch instead. They still turned out pretty cute.

Babydoll.

We just got this doll for our baby. She is quite cute and for 0+ years. She is going to sit in the tiny rocking chair in the nursery.

The nursery update . . .

Sleeping Quarters.

We just got our bassinet in the mail a couple of days ago. It is the folding bassinet from Cariboo ( a New Zealand Company). It is very simple, but attractive. I'm not a big ruffle fan and most bassinets seem to be covered in them! This one goes very well in our bedroom. I think she'll have many happy dreams in this one.

Art lesson.

We plan on putting these prints up in the nursery, along with 2 others. They are from Barking Bird Art which you can find at etsy.com. They are very cute. There are tons of different prints. They will be matted and framed and go over the bookshelf.

Let there be light.

We installed the new light fixture and dimmer in the nursery this weekend. So glad to have that one done. Our fixture is like this one, but white with yellow polka-dotted shades. It is very sweet & is perfect for a little girl's room. I also put together the mobile today but have not hung it yet. I bought blinds. Still have to paint the window casing first. I'll probably do that tomorrow evening. I can't wait to get the curtain hung.

Rock a bye baby.

This may be our favorite part of the nursery so far. We got this rocking moose at IKEA. I had seen it back in December and we just had to get one. Right now it is obviously just decoration, but one day she'll rock!

Her highness.

We are getting this little high chair in red. It is very cool. It flips over to make a toddler chair that can scoot right up to the table (no booster seats). The kids I know don't like booster seats for some reason. I thought they were cool, if I remember correctly. Kids these days! It is also very easy to clean, all one piece that can be wiped down easily. If you haven't noticed, I like red. So that doesn't hurt either!

Apple-icious.

Our crib set came in the mail yesterday. It was made by a very nice woman named Jamie (of Boodybabies) who I found on Etsy. I put up a request on Alchemy and so many nice people responded to my ad. I was able to look at photos of lots of their work and choose the workmanship and price that suited us. She made a crib bumper, crib skirt, blanket, and curtain. They are made from Sandi Henderson's Farmer's Market Apple pattern and red gingham. I have several different sheets to coordinate with the set (solid red, yellow w/white polkadots, and the Brooke pattern from PB Kids). They each make it look totally different, which I thought would be fun. We know we'll be changing those sheets! We are really happy with how it turned out. Jamie did a great job!