After months of saying I would post pictures of the nursery, here it is. It is not finished yet, but you get the general idea. The walls are painted "lilypad," which is a softer, yet limey green. We got quite the deal on the crib. We ended up buying it from a girl in Springfield, MA for $125. She was asking $150, but I talked her down. Pretty good. It is lovely. Exactly what we had in mind. The bedding was purchased from Pottery Barn. Total price-$208.25. Probably a bit much for a baby, but it is rather cute. We bought the sign from the Paper Store in Leominster and the letters from Walmart. They put us through quite the ordeal. Chris and I initially saw them and bought five of the six letters at $1.79 each. They didn't have an "e" in stock, but we assumed they would get one in eventually. No such luck. We returned to Walmart several more times with no success. I called Lisa to check in Bismarck, only consonants left. I looked online--nothing. My Mom checked in Minot and called Williston, who said they were being clearanced. I asked Jessica to check in Billings, but assumed she'd find nothing. Consequently, Chris and I returned all the letters to Walmart and purchased some runners-up at Target. Not our favorites, but would do the trick if necessary. Jessica called saying she found the correct letter, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. She bought an "i." In the meantime, Chris went to Maine for a bachelor party and decided to check at the Walmart there. Low and behold, the letter was found!! I was shocked and thrilled. I put on the bows and hung them. They are adorable. I have also ordered two flower prints from art.com for $25.00, but they have not arrived. I am most likely going to buy a deep pink rug for the floor and that will be it. The nursery will be complete. It is exactly what I wanted, not babyish, but girly-cute. Hope Claire likes it too.
So, we are still roughing it in our amazingly, wonderfully fabulous, new house. That means, air mattresses in our living room. Fun. The girls love it, Chris and I not so much ;) Anyway, the close proximity means Chris and I get to eavesdrop on some very tender moments. They seriously bring tears to my eyes. How did we get so lucky to have them as our children??? Here's one example. Claire--"Mya, can we snuggle?" Mya--"sure." Claire--"don't let go." Mya--"No, I'll just wait until you are sleeping." Claire--"No, you wait until the middle of the night." Mya--"Okay, I'll wait until the middle of the night." Then we hear lips smacking. So cute. I won't share the meltdown that occured moments before this sweetness ;) Life isn't always rosey, now is it? Ha! In other news..we get internet today and our furniture/things tomorrow! That means 1 more night of "roughing it!" Yippee!
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