Dear Colin,
You are set to come this week and I still feel like I'm scrambling to get everything absolutely perfect for your arrival. Your dad's and my problem is two-fold: we are perfectionists, but we are also procrastinators. Most likely, you will be this way, too. If so, please know that you come by it honestly :)
Thankfully, your nursery is finally ready! I am in love with it, and it's exactly how I envisioned it (better, actually). I hope you enjoy having this space to call your own. I'm looking forward to many happy memories in our house and in this room, and I can't wait to watch you grow.
This adorable giraffe hangs on your nursery door. It will also hang on your hospital door when you are born. I wish I could take credit for crafting this myself, but I ordered it off of Etsy.
The little animal prints above your bookshelf are also from Etsy. This bookshelf...ah, the things I could say about this bookshelf! It has caused anger, resentment, and real tears over the months (yes...really). This one is just temporary while your Pops builds a nicer custom one.
The Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls were mine as a child. My grandma made them for me. The Dr. Seuss books to their right all belonged to your dad as a child. We received the piggy bank on the bottom shelf as a wedding shower gift (yes, a wedding gift...not a baby gift).
This is where we you and I will spend a lot of our time together. The glider is not the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, but it is comfy.
I ordered the big Doug and Melissa giraffe from Amazon during Black Friday 2012. I was not pregnant at the time, nor was I trying to get pregnant. I just knew that I would love it for a nursery one day! I named her "Jelly," and she was the inspiration for the jungle/animal theme in your room.
The little picture above Jelly has the thumbprints and signatures of everyone who attended showers for you (sans work showers). Your Aunt Missy came up with this clever idea.
I predict that we will also spend quite a bit of time together here! The "dresses" above your changing table are not really dresses. They are Christening gowns from your Nana's side of the family that I had custom framed. I don't know who they belonged to originally, but they are beautiful, and I love looking at them.
Here is your crib, with a little stuffed monkey filling in for my little monkey until he gets here (that would be you!). The monkey and the bedding are from Pottery Barn Baby. The crib is a Jenny Lind crib that was mine as a baby. Your dad and I sanded it down and repainted it. (It had been in Nana and Daddy Ben's attic for over 20 years and was in ROUGH shape.)
The letters above your crib were made with love by my legal assistant, Beverly. I think they are so cute!
I did not get a picture of it, but there is crown molding in your room that your Dad and Daddy Ben spent an afternoon installing. It looks beautiful! I have to give credit where credit is due, and acknowledge that your Dad spent a significant amount of time painting your room, your closet, the crown molding, and the crib, hanging pictures, and putting together furniture. None of this would have come together without him.
Your room is the smallest secondary bedroom in our house. The plan is to keep it as a nursery for all of our babies. When you have a sibling, you will move to the much bigger bedroom next door. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the special space your Dad and I created for you. Everyone poured a lot of love into this room, and we just cannot wait for your arrival!
Love,
Mom
P.S.- I don't know why the spacing is so strange in this post. Blogger is insane.
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