Nursery

Alison and I have been poking and prodding away at the back room for a while now, trying our best to get it ready for the little bundle of joy that's coming our way soon. Pretty amazing when the back room was the junk room for the longest time. This is what it looked like when we first moved into the house over two years ago.



Yes, for long time readers I have posted this photo before when we initially tidied up the room but I would argue that even then it lacked a real sense of purpose. Never imagined that we would get it looking like this one day.



Most of the bits and pieces came from Ikea, the place that keeps giving. We never intended to spend a lot of money getting the nursery ready and I think we got away without spending too much. Patching the ceiling with some spakfilla to cover a hole is the extent of our handiwork so we don't expect to be painting the room strawberry pink or anything like that. All we're looking for now are a few cute stickers for the walls and maybe a large canvas to hang somewhere. No doubt something saccharine and whimsical.

As you can see in the corner, Alison's nursing chair that we ordered finally came on the weekend. It was so big that they had to get it in through the window, which was a bit of a worry but at least it's done now. Not looking forward to moving that out when we leave. Either way I think it complements the room nicely, we love the fabric and it's oh so comfy.

Quick baby update as time is rolling in pretty quickly. We are now at day minus 12 and things could happen any day now. In fact, one of the other couples in our antenatal class (who happen to have the same due date) just had their little daughter on Saturday. It was a wake up call for us so the bags are packed, the camera charged and the emergency routes to the hospital are all mapped out. We are trying to remain calm and patient but in truth we really just want to meet our baby girl. So aside from making very encouraging suggestions at Alison's belly, we continue to wait.