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Hello there! We have been super busy over the past couple of weeks! I think it all caught up with me yesterday and all I could do was sit in bed with my pj's on, snoozing on and off.

Just an update:

My husband has spent the past two weekends in ATL, Saturday I joined him for the night and we were able to hang with some pretty awesome friends.
We bought a new car ;)
My older sister had her baby. Sweet Dixie Nicole entered this world on the 14th. She is absolutely beautiful, and hardly ever cries! I hope to be as lucky with Everett ;)
We have finished painting the nursery (thanks to some friends for their help!)
I painted the dresser/changing table and am seeking out handles for it now.
We've celebrated birthdays for friends, had friends over for dinner, played games at our small group, shopped for baby clothes, and spring cleaned.


What's next on the agenda for us:
Paint headboard we recently acquired
Put together crib
(me)Bachelorette trip to Nashville for my dear friend Leah
JonRoss is playing 9 services Easter weekend
Glucose Test
Oh yeah, and watch LOST episodes of course


Here's a picture of a birthday lunch I had at the apartment for my friend Laura:





A picture of the painted nursery:



Our new to us car:



And me at 26 weeks:



One last thing to mention, and the reason I started this post in the first place. I have a couple of mobile ideas in mind, but this one I am really enjoying at the moment.



{via Etsy shop Almost Sunday}

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.

Baby Names

I just love this vanity bench from etsy store High Street Market. The fabric colors are exactly what I want for the (girl)nursery and it would make a great place to perch my feet while rocking baby. We keep going back and forth about what to do with the nursery if we are having a boy, so this piece may or may not work.

This weekend we (my sister Erica and I) are hosting a baby shower for our older sister, Lindsay. She is due March 14th with her sweet little Dixie (she really likes her southern roots). Before I go and finalize the details for the shower, I thought I'd share with you dear readers the names we have picked out for baby.

Boy: Everette(after my grandfather) Ross(after my baby's daddy)
Girl: Lennon(after John Lennon) Joy(after my sweet Mama)

If you'll remember, we recently named our kitten Lennon. When a friend told us how cool that name would be for our child, we quickly changed kitties name to Dexter. After the t.v. show. He reminds us much of Dexter's character. Normal, fun loving kitty by day, psychopath serial killer by night. It fits him well.

Have a great weekend!

Zofran..

is my new best friend. I am amazed at how well this tiny (and very expensive) yellow pill has completely helped me, overnight. The 'ole saying, "I feel like a new woman" sums it all up for me. I am (somewhat)ready to start the nursery planning process, finally.

Although we won't know the gender of the baby for about 6 more weeks, I thought a lot last night about the nursery. We know that no matter the gender we want to do white/antique white, yellow mustard and possibly gray or brown for the colors. I want something very simple. Calm and serene.

I was looking at different nursery photos online and a question popped in my head: Should there always be a focal point in a room (and this goes for all bedrooms)? Does it always have to be the crib/bed??

I was wondering what your opinion on this was. Please leave a comment if you'd like!