It's a Boy!

So now that we KNOW it's a boy all the fun as started.  Jake Hudson Kelley is already shaking things up!  I arrived at school Tuesday morning to a surprise!

To be honest, it took me a minute to figure out what was going on.  I knew it wasn't my birthday and I was a little confused until I read the "It's a Boy!" balloon.  I am totally blaming it on Pregnant Brain, which has become such a prominent part of my life it has become a proper noun and deserves to be capitalized. 

Christine and Amanda had decorated my side of the room in blue and white streamers and balloons and made a cute little sign with Jake's name on it!  It seriously made me giddy.  All day my students came in and read it as asked, "Who's having a baby?"  Nice.  They also gave Jake a cute little gift that his daddy really liked.  Somehow, I already know he's probably going to grow into it...literally, and we can thank his granddad for that!   

I also didn't waste anytime getting started on the nursery.  I agonized and went back and forth trying to find bedding that I liked.  Rocky was very little help...he liked everything and didn't have a favorite at all!  I even went to an amazing website where you can click and drag fabrics to design your own bedding.  Nothing worked.  The poor girls I work with spent hours listening to me.  By the end of the day they were even online trying to help!  Finally, I decided to look for a design I liked and work backwards from there.  The modern designs really stood out and I liked the clean lines and bold colors.  Pinterest was my best friend during this phase.  I drew some inspiration from rooms like these from http://www.babylifestyles.com/  (another new favorite) and went from there. 

I finally found a few that I liked, but still couldn't decide.  As a last ditch effort I spent an afternoon on Etsy and came across a bumper that caught my eye.  After looking around at a few decorative accessories and getting approval from Rocky, I decided that this was the one.  It's simple with bold colors that will be easy to accent.  I'm getting the bumper and crib skirt in the tree material and then I will match my own sheets (I didn't love the ones in the picture).  I already have a plan!

I am also in love with funky modern mobiles and found one perfect for the nursery for $50!  After a little investigation I determined that I can totally make it myself so that is what I am going to do.  I'll use the main colors and then accent with a print to make it pop.  So easy!  When finished, I hope it looks something like this. 

No more baby blues!  I think all I needed was a project!