The nursery (phase 1)

We finally started doing some work in the nursery...and when I say "work," I'm not kidding! So far, we have:

• Scraped the popcorn ceiling and re-painted the ceiling
• Painted the walls...twice, because we didn't like the 1st color of green
• Added the crown molding
• Touched up the doors and other molding
• Bought and installed new wood blinds

I think it is going to look very nice when we start getting things put together and moved in. The green is a very soothing color, while hopefully still "stimulating" enough for the baby. I know everyone will probably tease me about not choosing a pink color, but frankly, I have always loved the color green and since it is versatile enough for a boy or a girl, I had already planned on using green before we ever knew the baby's sex.

Jesse and I spent Valentine's Day evening together (1st time in awhile, since we have both been so busy lately), went to dinner, and then went shopping for nursery furniture. We found this beautiful crib at USA Baby, on sale "as is" because it was a floor model. No, we still have not had time since then to actually put it together, but at least you can kind of see the color and style.
A close up of the pillow for the bedding. The name of the bedding is called "Patchwork Pooh," and though I'm not a huge fan of Winnie-the-Pooh, this bedding is too sweet. The whole thing is a giant patchwork quilt, of green, khaki, and white, and is made with that soft, cuddly material we all love. Pooh is kind of sporadic, and I'm not going to go overboard with the Pooh extras for the nursery, but I just could not pass up the soft, green quilt pattern. If you want to see the whole nursery set (for whatever reason), go here:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2415159&cp=2255986.2256244.2256251.2256261&parentPage=family

I'm sure I will post more pictures once we get closer and start to get things more together. We're still looking for a dresser/changing table and trying to decide what kind of rocking chair we want to use in the nursery. At least you have a visual now, when I talk about it!