As I mentioned earlier, we still plan on painting the letters that spell his name and hanging them on the wall, but that probably isn't going to happen before he's born at this point. But I don't really care either way. When they do get hung, they will go to the right of the window. As you can see in this first picture, that wall is blank. I think I explained before, but we never bought a changing table when we had Garrett because his nursery (which was the room you're currently looking at) had a full size bed in it so we just changed him on the bed. But now that bed is where Garrett sleeps. However, I have a hard time paying money for something we won't use for very long, so I hauled out the Pack N Play which really doesn't get used much, and set up the diaper changer in there. Hopefully this will serve as a nice substitute for a changing table. The mobile on it came with the Pack N Play, so I figured I would go ahead and put it out in hopes that maybe it will hold Cooper's attention while he's getting changed. I hung the blanket that goes with our crib bedding on the outside of the Pack N Play in order to hide our stash of diapers. FYI, the bottom of that Pack N Play is almost full of diapers!! For some reason, the lighting in this picture is off.
The lighting here is much better. In the corner behind the crib is where I currently have the baby swing, bouncer seat, activity mat, and diaper pail. On the side of the crib that you can see, is actually an exersaucer and bouncer seat that some friends of ours loaned to us before we were given brand new ones. I need to take them back to their house, but haven't gotten around to it. So, those are not ours and will not be staying there. We also have some baby equipment under the crib. I'm trying to utilize every inch of space in his room. And you can see Garrett talking into the baby monitor like it's a walkie talkie. I'm sure that won't be the last time we see that.
In case I haven't already said so, the nursery theme for Cooper is the same as Garrett's. Barnyard animals and John Deere tractors. The "Texaco" sign is one that was given to Keith when he was little. It doesn't exactly fit the theme, but I thought it would be cute to hang.
The lighting here is much better. In the corner behind the crib is where I currently have the baby swing, bouncer seat, activity mat, and diaper pail. On the side of the crib that you can see, is actually an exersaucer and bouncer seat that some friends of ours loaned to us before we were given brand new ones. I need to take them back to their house, but haven't gotten around to it. So, those are not ours and will not be staying there. We also have some baby equipment under the crib. I'm trying to utilize every inch of space in his room. And you can see Garrett talking into the baby monitor like it's a walkie talkie. I'm sure that won't be the last time we see that.
In case I haven't already said so, the nursery theme for Cooper is the same as Garrett's. Barnyard animals and John Deere tractors. The "Texaco" sign is one that was given to Keith when he was little. It doesn't exactly fit the theme, but I thought it would be cute to hang.
The lamp on this shelf was made for me by my sister Christie when she was in junior high woodshop class. The baskets in the shelf have baby toys in them and other miscellaneous things that Garrett has outgrown. Like his Tickle Me Elmo and a Bouncing Tigger. Of course now that everything is out and organized, he's more interested in playing with these toys again. Funny how that works.
Right by the door, is our stack of things that will be accompanying us to the hospital when the time comes. Cooper's room seemed like the best place for them. I would keep them in my SUV, but one of the bags has snacks and bottles of water in it and I don't want anything to ruin. The bag on top is our new diaper bag with Cooper's name monogrammed on it. I found when I had Garrett that having my Boppy pillow at the hospital was a big help, so I've put it with our stack to be sure I have it. The chair in the corner was mine from when I was in college. We have a set of 3 that float around the house as needed. I realized that Cooper's room wasn't going to have anywhere to sit down. We have a rocking chair, but it's in the living room and I have no plans of doing any rocking in the middle of the night, so I just stuck that chair in there in case we need a place to sit at some point.
This just gives you an idea of how full his closet is. Of course when you don't have a dresser or chest of drawers in a bedroom, that adds more things that need to be kept in the closet. My current method of organization is as follows: the top basket has an assortment of things in it, mostly things we'll need in a few months time, that are also small and needed a place to hang for the time being. The second basket has crib sheets and waterproof pads. The bottom basket has blankets. You can also see that I have blankets stuffed next to each basket as well as a stack on the bottom shelf. Garrett was given a TON of blankets when he was born. The organizer next to the shelves has hats, socks, onesies, bibs, burp rags, sleepers, and more receiving blankets. The clothes hanging on the left are 0-3 month outfits and on the right are an assortment of outfits ranging from 6 months to 12 months. I also have onesies stacked on the top shelf that are in bigger sizes. And I won't begin to list out all the other baby equipment hanging around up there, waiting until they're needed. While it's nice to have most everything you need when baby #2 comes around, it's hard finding places to store all the equipment until the baby grows into it.
The elephant with the mirror on it and the bear in the corner of the crib were both Garrett's. The elephant has a handle that the baby pulls and makes a mouse run around on the mirror and it plays music and lights up. The bear is actually strapped onto the crib and has a sound machine inside its stomach that plays heartbeat sounds. That is supposed to be soothing for newborns and Garrett loved it when he was a baby. Draped over the side of the crib is a "lovey" that my friend Kelli gave to Cooper.
And finally, the diaper changer/Pack N Play. I've already got a waterproof pad down just waiting to be peed and/or pooped on. The pillow will get moved I'm sure, but it was one that was handmade with Cooper's name embroidered on it by someone that Keith works with.
And that's it. I applaud you if you read through all of this. Since I've been asked this question a few times, I will say that, while most of the furniture and decorations are from Garrett's nursery, everything is hung in a different spot, the crib sits in a different spot, etc. I did attempt to do things differently so they won't one day be looking at pictures of their nursery and have a hard time figuring out whose room was whose.
Right by the door, is our stack of things that will be accompanying us to the hospital when the time comes. Cooper's room seemed like the best place for them. I would keep them in my SUV, but one of the bags has snacks and bottles of water in it and I don't want anything to ruin. The bag on top is our new diaper bag with Cooper's name monogrammed on it. I found when I had Garrett that having my Boppy pillow at the hospital was a big help, so I've put it with our stack to be sure I have it. The chair in the corner was mine from when I was in college. We have a set of 3 that float around the house as needed. I realized that Cooper's room wasn't going to have anywhere to sit down. We have a rocking chair, but it's in the living room and I have no plans of doing any rocking in the middle of the night, so I just stuck that chair in there in case we need a place to sit at some point.
This just gives you an idea of how full his closet is. Of course when you don't have a dresser or chest of drawers in a bedroom, that adds more things that need to be kept in the closet. My current method of organization is as follows: the top basket has an assortment of things in it, mostly things we'll need in a few months time, that are also small and needed a place to hang for the time being. The second basket has crib sheets and waterproof pads. The bottom basket has blankets. You can also see that I have blankets stuffed next to each basket as well as a stack on the bottom shelf. Garrett was given a TON of blankets when he was born. The organizer next to the shelves has hats, socks, onesies, bibs, burp rags, sleepers, and more receiving blankets. The clothes hanging on the left are 0-3 month outfits and on the right are an assortment of outfits ranging from 6 months to 12 months. I also have onesies stacked on the top shelf that are in bigger sizes. And I won't begin to list out all the other baby equipment hanging around up there, waiting until they're needed. While it's nice to have most everything you need when baby #2 comes around, it's hard finding places to store all the equipment until the baby grows into it.
The elephant with the mirror on it and the bear in the corner of the crib were both Garrett's. The elephant has a handle that the baby pulls and makes a mouse run around on the mirror and it plays music and lights up. The bear is actually strapped onto the crib and has a sound machine inside its stomach that plays heartbeat sounds. That is supposed to be soothing for newborns and Garrett loved it when he was a baby. Draped over the side of the crib is a "lovey" that my friend Kelli gave to Cooper.
And finally, the diaper changer/Pack N Play. I've already got a waterproof pad down just waiting to be peed and/or pooped on. The pillow will get moved I'm sure, but it was one that was handmade with Cooper's name embroidered on it by someone that Keith works with.
And that's it. I applaud you if you read through all of this. Since I've been asked this question a few times, I will say that, while most of the furniture and decorations are from Garrett's nursery, everything is hung in a different spot, the crib sits in a different spot, etc. I did attempt to do things differently so they won't one day be looking at pictures of their nursery and have a hard time figuring out whose room was whose. So that's it! Hard to believe that in less than 2 weeks, the inhabitant of this room will be here.
3 comments:
I think his room looks cute! I like how you used the pack n play as a changing table. Why not? And the new diaper bag is cute. You must be relieved to have it all ready to go.
The room looks great! And I am using our pack 'n play as my downstairs changing table and it works great! Mine is the kind with just the bassinet in the top and not the changing table part too so if I have to do more than change a wet diaper there, it takes a few minutes to be able to stand upright again but hopefully it won't be like that for you since the changing table thing you have is set up higher.
His room looks really cute! Can't wait to see it in person with him in it! :)
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