Nursery update… what else?!

Here we are on a Monday.  After such a fun-filled, busy weekend, I am abnormally full of energy for a typical Monday.  Normally, I have zero energy to do much of anything.  Maybe it was the extra 1/2 cup of decaf coffee I drank, or adrenaline or excitement or… I am not really sure, but I guess I’ll take it while I can get it!  So, the weekend.  My parents were in town to celebrate my mom’s birthday on April 4th.  We of course, celebrated all weekend!  We had such a nice time all together and I plan to share the details in a post this week recapping all of our festivities 🙂

Although I haven’t posted too many new nursery projects lately, I do actually feel like we are making progress.  The room is really starting to look like a baby’s room!  My dad and Ted moved all of the guest room furniture out and set-up the baby’s dresser on Saturday.  The room is full of light and feels quite spacious (for now).  We still have to wait on the crib and glider delivery, but I love how its starting to come together.

They had a 3rd set of hands to help if they needed it!

I have my projects plotted out for the week & an errand and to-do list for the Mr. for next weekend, so we’ll both be plugging away one little bit at a time.  If you remember back to this post, Operation: Nursery #2 {the never-ending checklist}, you’ll see I have been busy as my To Do List now looks like this:

Baby B #2′s Nursery To Do List:

• Decide on color scheme
• Create inspiration board for furniture and accessories
• Remove current closet shelving/bars
• Patch & sand old screw holes
• Pick out new closet system / design
• Purchase closet system / shelving
• Order crib, glider & dresser
• Buy bookcase & fabric bins for cubbies
• Find rug
• Get carpet cleaned — scheduled for this week!
• Buy new ceiling fan / install it — decided to flip current fan blades over & keep the one we have!
• Pick out fabric for window treatments
• Order changing mat cover
• Pick out fabric for extra fitted crib sheet(s)
• Pick out fabric for glider pillow
• Sew curtains 
  • see post here
• Sew pillow
• Purchase crib bedding
• Buy 2nd camera for monitor
• Decide on wall design for above the dresser
• Decide on wall design for above the crib
• Other random accessories {nursery art, picture frames, trinkets, etc.}
• Misc. DIY project ___________________
• Misc. DIY project ___________________
• Misc. DIY project ___________________

New items:

• Put together bookcase
• Install closet system
• Buy materials for wall design over dresser
• Paint metal bins for bookcase
• Paint closet
• Misc. painting project(s)
• DIY Art piece #1
• DIY Art piece #2

I told you it was never-ending!  That is the story of my life though… constantly making lists & (hopefully) checking things off.  Have you ever seen that someecard about making a checklist and adding things to it that you’ve already completed, just so you can put a checkmark by it?  Yeah, that’s totally me.

Busy week ahead with projects, as well as 32 week Dr. appt. & some “me time” (manicure, a Mom’s Night Out with some ladies in my mom’s group and coffee with a girlfriend).  Trying to squeeze in what I can in these last few weeks!

Hope you all are having a good Monday too!