Nursery Reveal, a Few Maternity Pics, and Other Updates

I realize I haven't really posted any personal stuff on here in a while.. this year has been going by so fast.. God really is so good and I can NOT thank Him enough for helping Fred and I to accomplish so much.   Now we are just patiently waiting for our baby boy to arrive.

As of today, I am 39 weeks and 5 days.  William's due date is in 2 days on the 25th.  We'll see when he decides to make his grand entrance though hehe!

In the meantime, I wanted to share with you the nursery :)  I have to thank Pinterest and Etsy for helping inspire me ... I don't know where the elephants really came from (it is by no means an indication of my political views hahahaha), but I really like the colors grey and yellow so... this is just what developed.  I didn't want to make it toooooo elephanty as when the baby gets older, he may not like elephants at all.. so I tried to keep it plain and simple.  Not to mention, I didn't have tons of $ to spend on nice bedding or accessories, so I whipped out the sewing machine and relearned how to use it to make curtains, bedskirts, and other things :)  I did see a teal dresser at ikea and felt like it would be nice to add some teal into the grey and yellow mix as well :)

Without further ado, here's a slideshow of my nursery!  Just kidding, there'd only be like 10 pics in it hehehe!  And below that, I'll post a few maternity pictures as well!

 

I designed the bible verse in the left picture via photoshop, and just ordered an 11x14 print to frame.  I saw some options on Etsy but they cost twice as much so why not do it myself HAHAHAHHA!  The zigzag fabric and the elephant fabric are from fabric.com.  The clock is from ikea.  The artwork in the right picture is just scrapbook paper from Michael's.. I made an elephant pattern and cut it out hehehe!  Total cost: about $13 bucks including frame.

I used curtain rod holders from Ikea (about $3 total for a set).. The wooden dowels are from Lowe's.  I sewed the fabric to make it into a little sling to slip books into.

Those are just vinyl decals you see on the wall, very easy to apply and I ordered them on Etsy for around $20 bucks.

There's me and baby Will chillin.  I do miss wearing jeans.  I should have at least bought some more neutral sweat pants to wear so I can match LOL oh well!  But yeah, there's my nursery :)  I'm still debating on a chair for the room.  I do have a glider but currently it's in my bedroom for the first couple of weeks.

In other news, here's some images from my cousin-in-law,  Joan of es-sense, took while we were in Cali around my 7 month mark hehehe!  She photographed our wedding and it was so cool to have her photograph us again at this new milestone in our lives! :)

And here's some images of me that Fred took at my 39 week mark :)

I don't want to forget.. any of it.  What a ride this has been... With God's help we were able to purchase our first house last July.. which is so close to my church and also to Fred's job.   Truly a blessing, and better than what I could have ever dreamed of for our first house.  I have a feeling this will be the house our children will grow up in.. our lifetime house :)  Now, we're just waiting for our new "guest" to arrive.

And lastly, I am so thankful I was able to rebrand the business this year, and meet so many wonderful couples and families along the way!  Rebranding has to be the best thing I've done for my business to date.. to get a fresh start and to really be able to offer the quality service and products that I'd want for my own photography experiences!!

Thanks all for your support throughout this amazing journey.. it's only just begun!  I look forward to sharing pics with you of my baby boy in a few weeks :)