Oh, Baby!

If I've seemed MIA the past few weeks, it's because I've been working on a new project.

(Charles made these tickets which we included in our dads' Father's Day cards)

That's right, our family of three will become a family of four sometime late next February.  This was a huge surprise for us and we couldn't be more excited.  We have some pretty big adjustments to make as it was only Han and I for the first five years of her life, and then we were joined by Charles about eight years ago.  Han will be 13 when this baby is born.  Long gone are the years of not leaving glasses and other breakables lying around, and not having to be conscious of basically every move we make.  What a difference this baby will make!  It's surreal to think that this time next year, when we have dinner (in or out), there will be another body to fill in the empty space that's always there.

I haven't been pregnant in nearly thirteen years and I can basically say that this feels like my first time being pregnant.  I've found that I don't remember much at all after all of this time.  Some things, I remember once they happen this time around (hello, crazy boobs!).  Mostly, I'm feeling VERY impatient for that sweet babe to get here, just like last time.  I always thought that if I ever did get pregnant again, I wouldn't rush it and would enjoy it.  Yeah right!  ha ha

Lucky for me, we might be practically rearranging our whole house, which will give me something to occupy myself. Yay!

Of course, I wouldn't be myself if I hadn't already started daydreaming about a nursery.  Here are my mood boards so far.  I'm sure this will change 10X over before the time comes to actually do the work.

GIRL:

 

SOURCES:

1- Fabric - Michael Miller

2 - Artwork by Emily Martin (theblackapple on Etsy)

3 - Fabric - Michael Miller

4 - Artwork by Emily Martin (theblackapple on Etsy)

5 - Fabric - Michael Miller

6 - Artwork by alittlesweetness on Etsy

7 - Artwork by Emily Martin (theblackapple on Etsy)

8 - some sort of white ceramic lamp

9 - Fabric - Heather Bailey (she's expecting too!)

10 - Fabric - Michael Miller

BOY:

 

SOURCES:

1- Fabric - Michael Miller

2 - some sort of green ceramic lamp

3 - Fabric - Michael Miller

4 - Artwork - sugarloop on Etsy

5 - Artwork - sugarloop on Etsy

6 - Fabric - Michael Miller

7 - Artwork - sugarloop on Etsy

8 - Artwork - sugarloop on Etsy

Why is it so much easier to plan a girly room?  We're still looking around for what furniture we want to use.  I do know that whatever we get, it'll be white.  I have a big red chair that is in my studio right now, that we'll be using in the nursery.  I think that's why there's so much red on the girl's board.  I'm not sure how red would do with the colors for the boy board, but I guess I could always slipcover it.  Anyway, I'm just rambling now.  I think this will be the only nursery post for a few months.  I still have several months before we get started on it, and I'm not really counting my chickens, even though it kinda seems like it.  I just couldn't help it.  The designer in me just needed to get this out of her system.  Plus, it sure is fun to put those boards together!