Baby G's Nursery Finally Done!

Very excited to finally share the photos of Baby G's nursery!!! After weeks of working on her nursery (mainly by my hubby), Baby G. finally has a completed nursery to come home to. It's hard to believe that 9 months has come and gone so quickly, but I feel so blessed to have been given the opportunity to be a mother. I couldn't be more excited to meet our little girl any day now!!!

So back to the nursery...we went with a Tiffany blue for the paint color as I don't think I could stomach having an all pink nursery. I found a nursery that gave me the idea and that I fell in love with so I copied a few things that I liked. Here are some photos and descriptions about some of my favorite things in Baby G.'s nursery and the memories they hold for me.

I have to give most of the credit on the tree branch to my husband who painted most of it free-hand.
We did the painted flowers with a stencil and added the smaller paper flowers that I found at Michael's.

I antiqued an old frame and small
shelf that my mom was going to get rid of. 

This rocking chair was my parents before I was born. Over the years, my grandmother has caned and
fixed this chair twice now  She is one of the few people who knows the art of chair caning.
The teddy bear rug was something I had in my room as a child that
my mom saved and gave to us at our baby shower.

Yes, she has a TON of clothes and accessories already.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

This bedroom set was mine growing up.
The dresser, mirror and nightstand (not in photo).

With the help of my in-laws we touched up the
bedroom set, but it was in pretty good shape otherwise.

This is one of my favorite things in her nursery. I got an idea to do an alphabet canvas from a baby shower idea I saw on Pinterest. This was the painting project that we were working on with our family in April. Each person in our family painted 2 letters of the alphabet and signed their name on the back so Baby G. knows exactly who painted which canvas. Kris and I painted a bunch as well. I love how it turned out and it's so special to have something that our family was involved in. 

Here is another photo of the canvas alphabet and her library.
All the books came from family and friends and
we are very excited to read to her once she arrives. 

100 Happy Days

Wow! I can't believe it's been more than a year since I've written on my blog. I think I stopped writing because blogs can be so self-absorbed, they are a dime a dozen and honestly do people really care that much about what I have to say? However, it's nice to be able to share my thoughts with those who want to read them from time to time. 

I'm an avid user of Facebook (FB) and some days it just gets old sifting through so much negativity that I often contemplate leaving FB. I'm not saying I've never said anything negative on FB but I hope that most of my posts reflect how I feel about life and that is pure happiness. I feel so blessed and fortunate for the life I have. My life isn't perfect but whose is? When it comes to the important things in life I feel blessed...having a roof over my head, a job to go to, food to eat, someone to share my life with, and family and friends that I love and care about. 

Recently I've been seeing this 100 Happy Days Challenge on FB, and was curious about it so I went to the website. What a great idea! Basically you submit a photo every day of something that you made you happy. It's not a competition for who has the better photo. The idea of behind it is to have you focus on more the positive things in life versus the negative. For as long as I can remember I've always been a believer in "what you think about you bring about." I know, I know, to some it probably just seems like new age psychobabble talk but to each their own. What you constantly put out into the universe you get back. Call it karma or whatever you want. Energy is energy and when you constantly put out positive thoughts, actions and words that is what you will get back. Conversely, when you constantly put out negative thoughts, actions and words that is what you will get back. I know not everyone will agree with this philosophy and this post isn't intended to start a debate on the topic. After looking over a few recent posts on FB I started thinking that if only those people could change their attitude about life and change their thoughts. There is a quote on the home page of my blog from Charles Swindoll that I've found to hold true...

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

As I embark on this new journey called parenthood. I hope that I can teach my daughter the importance of her attitude and becoming a positive influence on others. With that, here is my happy photo or photos (sorry I had a hard time choosing one) for today in honor of national sibling day! #100happydays Day 1 #nationalsiblingsday