Let's Talk About Baby

I hit 12 weeks this past Tuesday - yay! Evie has happily agreed to be the official "belly shot" photographer for my pregnancy. She was just way too cute when she took this picture - standing on a stool wearing panties and a pony tail :) Baby preparations are already in progress, we are busy cleaning out the office (the baby's room), planning to decorate, working on a little master bath redo, having doors painted down the hallway, and shopping for the right "mommy" car. Anyway, I've been busy making baby room plans and I think I've figured out which direction I want to go. My plans are fairly similar for either a boy or a girl, I want to make the space calm and neutral, and then add soft punches of either blue or pink along with art and fun accessories. Jenny over at Little Green Notebook always talks about decorating in layers. That's pretty much the way I've always decorated, I just didn't have a name for it ;) So here is my first layer of soft sophisticated neutrals to anchor the room. If this doesn't look very "baby" to you, just wait, it will when I'm finished.And here is a bit of the second layer (which is hard to plan at this point - not knowing who Baby will be) but I know I want to incorporate some fun printed fabrics, funky toys, and some beachy art. Here is some more fun art from an Etsy artist...I LOVE this crib set from Rikshaw Designs, it comes in both blue and pink. Hand block printed monkeys, elephants, and paisleys - yummy!Next and somewhat less exciting - the "mommy car". We have decided on the Mazda CX9. It's a crossover between a van and an SUV with 3 rows. I went to look at one the other day and I think I am going to really like it. I am going to be having ultrasounds every 2 weeks since I am high risk. The ultrasound tech tried really hard to figure out what gender Baby was this past Monday, but the little guy/gal was not quite ready to give up the secret (I think I know what I saw though :). I have another scan on the 27th and we should be able to tell by then! We have been very busy playing the baby name game over here too, I love Elisabeth Wilborn's baby name blog You Can't Call It "It", it has been a fun read and very insightful. I think we have our names nearly chosen, our boy name is picked for sure and we almost have the girl name :)

Ok, that's all the fun for now. I will keep you posted!