little lachlan

My baby boy has been keeping me busy, but mommyhood is just wonderful. Our little mister is 2.5 month already and its crazy how time flies (and yet some days just crawl). Lachlan is full of adorable smiles and noises, already quite the little flirty guy.

lachlan's pad

Finally! Here are some pics of our little guy's nursery. At the moment we use it for changing diapers because Lachlan sleeps in his Bumbleride Carrycot in our room. Here's a little run down of where things are from:
Crib - Walmart (USA)
Dresser, Carpet, B Bookend & Fabric for Curtains - Ikea
Chair - Kijiji (and then refinished)
Change table - Already owned (and then refinished)
Elephant canvas - Home Sense
Elephant clock & decoration in the window - Superstore
Plush Owl - Pier One

baby b is here!

Our handsome little guy arrived Tuesday, May 3rd at 8:52pm! Lachlan was 7 lbs 1 oz and 20.5 inches and we are the most proud and happy parents :)

project #2 complete

B's pre-baby makeover task is also complete! He did an amazing job refinishing an old dresser we salvaged from some friends years ago. No before pics, just the lovely outcome. The step-by-step for this came from Young House Love's almost identical refinish.

chair makeover

My little pre-baby project is complete! (well... close enough to complete that I could take some pics, the back panel still needs sewing but what the heck). It may seem silly to change beige upholstery to a different beige upholstery but I think the new one is much much fresher and nicer. It was my first re-upholstery challenge so perfection it is not! But I love it none the less :) And B did an amazing job refinishing the arms for me!

Total cost was $50 (chair on kijiji) + $20 (memory foam) + $6 (upholstery ends on clearance). Plus many many hours of course. This rocker will either stay in the nursery or go into our room since we do also have the La-Z-Boy for hanging out with baby.

full term

Woo Hoo, baby is full term now (37 weeks)! My due date is somewhere between April 27th and 29th and I've got 2 more weeks of work planned. My fingers are crossed for the wee one to arrive before my birthday, May 5th because 28 sounds so much younger than 29 :)

On a side note, ohdeedoh featured this amazing collection of lullabies today, which supports an amazing cause, is incredibly designed and the songs are really good.

more cute bedding

Another line of adorable bedding has popped up! Auggie's super cute and simple combo of trees and horses would have been just perfect for our nursery. Why oh why must I find these things when the room is 90% done? Maybe that's why I've still been holding off on finishing the crib skirt and bumper pads (which won't get used for quite some time anyway)...

too cute!

Skip Hop just introduced a new line of bedding that might just be one of my all-time faves. I definitely would have used it as inspiration for our nursery! Some things are still a little in progress with the nursery so maaaaaybe I can work some of these cute owl items in. Or maybe I have to just finish the few projects that are on the go and call it a day, hahaha.

I am currently taking my first crack at reupholstering a chair found on kijiji. So far, so good and I will post before/after pics when it is complete! And B has been doing an amazing job of refinishing a dresser which will be our change table, soon to be complete. Plus he's painting the closet for me - small detail but I think it'll be nice when its done.

pinterest-ing

I've joined Pinterest! Noteworthy things that I find in my internet travels are posted there, which is kind of nice because it helps me keep track of where I've found things. Below is a sample of something pinned to my "nursery inspiration" board - a cool poster by Julie Mercier.

big art

B and I love maps and have recently hung a replication of a very cool vintage hand-drawn map in our mud room. Another cool and super cheap way of getting some awesome map decor would be this 20" x 28" wrapping paper from Kate's Paperie. The Cavallini World Hemispheres Map is my fav.