Found.

I finally found the cutest dress to wear to my dearest friend's bridal tea coming up in a few weeks. It's from Asos' maternity line. If it is still chilly here in Birmingham (begging for it to be at least in the 60's), I will pair a shrug and tights with it. Has anyone had experience purchasing from here?



p.s. My husband and I are getting the nursery paint this weekend. Very excited!

It seems all I have to talk about these days is the nursery progress... I really do have a life outside of that, but I always forget to blog about those things, especially now that we got rid of internet at home. For those still interested, we have made a lot of progress.

Have we painted? No.
Have we bought anything? No.

So, how have we made progress? Well, we've actually agreed on everything (well, mostly) that is going in to the nursery. YAY! Now, the fun and lots of hard work begins. We went to ATL this past weekend, for the band guys to rehearse and for the band wives to play. We took a couple of hours to head to IKEA to see what they had to offer for baby Everett's nursery.

We officially decided on a crib:



I tested this one out at IKEA, and with the help from a few friends, decided this would be perfect. It sits lower than a normal crib, something that I wasn't sure of at first, but after pretending to put a baby in and pick back up, I was sold.

We decided against a rocker or glider. Instead, we are going to purchase a chair that can move from room to room over time. Here's the one we both like.



We'll get an ottoman to rest our weary feet, but no ideas in mind for that just yet.

We've decided on this crib sheet as inspiration for the room.



We aren't going for an owl theme persay, more towards the colors of the sheet and the modern design/feel. My sister is painting us a picture of one of the owls to hang somewhere, and that will be the extent of owls in the nursery.

For the bumper and crib skirt we were leaning towards white, but I want to get the crib sheet and see what else might look good. (opinions are welcomed)

We're still painting the stripes, light gray and white. We're going to do them in thick stripes horizontally, much like you see here.



Let's see, what else. Oh, since the nursery will also house a queen sized bed, we'll be purchasing a comforter for the bed. I think once we get these things put together, we will have a better idea of what we want for that, as well as curtains, pillows and other fun accessories.

So, what's going on with the J.Ray's other than baby and nursery progress?
The hubster has been busy, busy with recordings, rehearsals and all other things music.
I have decided I hate maternity clothes and have really tried to love things at Target and Motherhood. BLEH.
We are in the process of selling my Passat in hopes of getting a Nissan Pathfinder.
My sister in law and sister are both very close to having their babies. :)
We are also still working on our bedroom.
I have no creative juices left.

Thanks for keeping up with us!

Nursery Progress

Well, the process is going very slowly for us, as we can't seem to agree on much. Seems weird being that we have only once (ok, maybe twice) disagreed on how we want a room to look. (If I were to be honest, I'd have to say that when we thought we were having a girl, I had the nursery planned in a day... now that we're having a boy, he wants to be more involved -which I love- but it is hard to give up the reins, right?)

We have decided on three things for sure.

We are going to paint thick stripes on the wall in grey and white. Probably a lighter grey, but that's not certain for now. Much like this room.



Second we want a white, modern crib. Much like this one. Although, we haven't decided on all white, white/espresso or white/natural.



This dresser I recently painted, will be painted white and the handles/knobs changed out. It will serve as baby Everett's dresser and changing table.



The other main color we want for the room is still being decided on. My first idea of navy blue was nixed. My second idea of orange is being mulled over. I ordered samples of FLOR tiles today to see if my sweet husband will like any of these options. I am smitten with all three colors and really hope the samples will seal the deal. I think a bold punch of color is necessary for every room, and love the idea of having a large "rug" in orange to break up all the white furniture.

First, the color "Tabby Cat"



Second, the color "Blingy Bronze"



Third, the color "Gourd" I wanted to throw in a burnt orange, just in case. Although, I know he'll like the brighter oranges.



So, there you have it. Our (small) progress.

Well Folks

Everett Ross will be here around June! I'm thrilled they pushed my due date up 8 days, which means more time to recover before we attempt our first vacation with him at the beach only 6 weeks later.

Now the serious nursery planning will begin! I'll keep y'all updated.