Week 37

FULL TERM BABY!
Heck yes!
We made it!

And what a FULL week we had! We progressed slightly- not enough to call the troops but just enough for red alert.. cell phones on ring- on hip- car packed- carseat loaded and nervous/excited mommy and daddy to be! Regardless of whether he comes this week or in 3 weeks-- like hello he will be here.  CANNOT STOP TO THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH!

And Levi Fisher's room is officially DONE besides his little pictures that will go on the wall! So we wanted to share all our hard work in a few pictures!

This is the incredible barn door my husband built (door and all). This is definitely his favorite feature-- every time B passes his nursery he slides the door "just to make sure it works". I think he's a little proud- and he should be. It is TOTALLY better than I imagined. With a combination of Pinterest tutorials and creativity on our own part, we made it happen. I knew I wanted a sliding door because his old door opened up into the room and blocked the closet door- NOT functional! And I mean this just makes it a little boy's room! His rug is from Lowe's bought at a steal for less than $70! IKR!

These are my little touches to the room. Top Left- we didn't go full on fish theme but kept it simple and clean. One creative Saturday I painted these chevron (waves), bubbles, and little fishies paintings. Nothing too complicated but a good wall filler. We will scatter some more pictures around these to complete this wall. Bottom Left- I crocheted these two separately back before I was preggers and came across them and decided to make them into a cross since the colors matched perfectly and put them in a shadow box. Right- His sweet little initials sit atop his armoire which was the hubs a long time ago  (he painted white).

These are the back corners of his room. We got the lime green chevron curtains from Hobby Lobby. The crates were a last minute decision to screw together and fill the corner for his knick knacks- which is also where his monogrammed pillow that my amazing sister in law made. Such a sweet keepsake. The other corner occupies the hubby's fishing pole lamp which gives off the prettiest light. His changing table was the hub's parents old buffet table that we took the doors off and changed the knobs and of course painted to add a pop of color! We know we may never actually change a diaper on this but it does hold his diapers and wipes SO it is serving a purpose!

His sweet resting place. I'm pretty sure many of us slept in a crib similar to this one. It was B's old crib and we painted it white. The AMAZING crib bumper was made by my cousin- go "Like" Simply Darling on Facebook. She's awesome! Matching pillow from Hobby Lobby- bumper fabric also from Hobby Lobby. He has a chevron quilt and polka dot skirt and sheets all from Target.

And this little gem rests above his crib. The DIY hubby used his jig saw and cut out his name- I know he's pretty fabulous. The oar was found at Hobby Lobby and painted by my sweet little brother.

 

I gotta say, I had a very hard time deciding exactly how I wanted his room to look. I finally decided on the colors and knew that would be the "theme". I knew I wanted to incorporate fishing but didn't want it to be overpowering. I'm so thankful we were able to pretty much do everything ourselves and make it his room- full of hard work and a lot of love. It's not pottery barn but it's our little boy's room and I think it's our favorite room in the house. It has inspired me to fill the other rooms with as much attention----- in due time. :-)

 

 

speaking of due! That bump is about DUE! Levi is settling down a bit- or running out of room! I was able to get some major pampering done this weekend which I am so thankful for. It kind of put me in a relaxed state of mind which I've had to fight off all weekend. All I want to do is sleep.

 

I'm praying that these last days/weeks will be filled with rest that comes from Him. We want to be overwhelmed by His peace. I want to focus on Him- and I think God allowed us to get all our busy work done so that we would have time to really concentrate on His love. I know I've been distracted and even "out of order". As much as I would love to be holding my baby right now I'm so grateful our Father is giving us more moments to just be in His presence. I hope our minds can stop and be graced with still moments of His grace. I'm praying that the hubby and I can turn our eyes to Him this week and soak in His goodness and favor.