At Long Last...The Nursery

He shares a room with Autumn, who is ELATED to finally have a roomie!! It was finished before Gabriel was even born, but i just barely got around to taking pictures of it today...


The outfits hanging above the beds are the ones they wore when they received a name and a blessing from Clint.

i lined the curtains with black-out lining (you can buy it by the yard at Joann's), and you can see i cut the right side a bit short, but it still blocks out plenty of light during beloved nap time!!
The funny thing about the bunny picture is that i didn't realize it would be so big!! i bought it, along with Gabe's bedding, on ebay and neglected to check the dimensions of the artwork (they came together). Anyway, when the package came, i thought the seller must be a nut to have shipped it in such a HUGE box. Well, one of us may be nuts, but it wasn't the seller!!

A rocking chair Mom rocked me in (dated, but sentimental).



Autumn's side, complete with more of her baby outfits.


The drawer pulls cost me twice as much as the dresser, a $7 garage sale find. It's a sturdy little piece that makes me smile.




My VERY favorite part of the nursery (besides the baby & the little girl, that is!). This used to hang in my baby brother's nursery. I used to rock him and sing this little saying over and over again. Now, it helps me maintain perspective each time we bring a new bundle of love into our home. The cleaning and scrubbing really does wait, and i'm SOOO glad for the reminder that helps me to let it. i can't believe 3-1/2 months have already flown by since little baby Gabriel was born. i know he'll become less dependent on me in the coming years, we'll get rid of all the baby paraphernalia, and i'll have plenty of time to clean and de-clutter my home!

You made it through this monster of a post...congrats!!