Sunday, December 2, 2012

Baby Brother is Coming...

Today I took it upon myself to do some documenting for my second almost-born...some sweet moments captured with Gracie, and a preview of the little man's nursery.

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I love these two. Hard to reason that I will have room for more love?! This is the look and big squeeze we get from Gracie when we say, "not too hard!"
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Since this is the house we bought from my parents, this is my brother's old room. We kept the color because it was so neutral and it's kinda manly. The other colors were fun to accent with.
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Sister's old crib! We've never taken it down...just moved it next door. (And her bookshelf, changing table and dresser...)
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We kind of started the nursery with the idea of my parents' old blue leather recliner. I then found bedding to match. The shelf is from my Papa's house, and it's the perfect shade of green.
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Can't wait to see who will be wearing these tiny clothes!! And the print (cough, illegal copy) on the dresser is out of a beloved story by Tomie dePaola called Bill and Pete to the Rescue. It has crocodiles and alligators in it, and ever since we visited New Orleans in June, I've kind of loved the alligator tie-in. And since we have Cajun roots, it's fitting and cute. I haven't been the best with Gracie's baby book, but found one for brother in his exact same nursery bedding pattern, so I had to get it.
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My lifelong friend Amber works at Hallmark and in fact, her handwriting is what their current campaign is made of. I still can't get over that. I commissioned her to make a few prints with some favorite verses and sayings. LOVE LOVE LOVE how they turned out. She is amazing. I also love the little "alligator" I got from Land of Nod.
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I found this old photo the other day and marveled at how I am following in my own mama's footsteps 27 years later. A girl first and then a boy. Carl and I are so tickled to be getting one of each. This was my first glimpse of my baby brother! (I look a little nervous?) I copied (illegally, yes...) a page out of a Curious George story that reminded me of Carl...a monkey doing wheelies!
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Hospital bags are packed, sort of.
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A bump photo for the books. And I love lamp. I love this little giraffe lamp from Mimi! Perfect accent.
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Found these with my mom at a local store. Loved the colors and whimsical perspective!
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And now we wait for his arrival!

3 comments:

  1. Of course, it's perfect. So lovely. We love Little Blue truck! And your bump is so so cute. Can't even handle it. Does your pal at Hallmark do custom work, or was it just a favor? We're considering rebranding RV Parties and kind of want something hand lettered.

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    1. Thanks for your sweet comments. I approached my pal at Hallmark not knowing, and she did these as a gift/favor. I know she's done custom invitations and other work though. I'll FB message you her info. She's amazing!! By the way - we got our plates and I LOVE them! Thank you!

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  2. I love all of it!! So perfect. I can't wait to hear the news. Good luck!

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