765 Nest on Apartment Therapy!

Travis and I are pretty proud to see our labor of love featured on Apartment Therapy this week! I spent hours looking through nurseries on their website to get inspired for this project. To be included now is such an honor! And the wonderful comments their readers are leaving make it that much sweeter.
 Just recently, after returning from a long vacation, Luke crawled to every corner of the room while smiling and babbling away - the biggest affirmation that this room is loved by all of us.  Thanks for featuring us Apartment Therapy! And I promise we'll be back soon with some new projects!

10 Weeks

This post is long overdue, but finding the free time to do it when we don't have something else we should be doing is nearly impossible. It's hard to believe it has already been 10 weeks since we met this guy. His scrunchy newborn face has stretched out into an adorable smiling baby face. Most nights he sleeps through the night. He loves the mirror and staring at himself, his stuffed skunk, anything outside, and bathtime with Daddy. His falcon scream has changed into a real "Wahhhhh" and a pouty lip to match. The mohawk is starting to fall as his hair gets longer, but that won't stop me from styling one. It's been a life-changing ten weeks and we can't wait to see what comes with the next ten.

Announcing...

HE'S HERE!

Lucas 'Luke' Vincent Moore was born yesterday at 6:53pm, weighing a whopping 8lbs 14ounces and 21 inches long (And yes that was au natural). He's doing perfectly and we thank everyone for all their encouragement and well wishes. We can't wait for everyone to meet him!

While We Wait

Patience may not always be my strong suit of mine, and it's even tougher when you are past your due date. Projects to pass the time are a must, even if they are manual labor. The Saturday morning farmer's market was full of Spring garden seedlings, the weather was begging for us to be outside, and it was hopeful that a little yard work would prompt some labor. While we weren't successful in the latter, we did get the garden tilled with fresh soil and Spring veggies in the ground. And our biggest commitment: Asparagus. That little row of lettuce may not look like much, but surrounding it are asparagus crowns. Since you can't harvest the first year it's not an immediate gratification, instead a long-term play that will hopefully have delicious payoffs.

The Baby Room Reveal

After months (and months) of hard work the baby room is finally complete. It's by far the best room in the house - quiet and lacking the drafts that exist in most of the house. It was also the first time we got to decorate a room from scratch. Aside from a new crib (Thank you Gran Ran & Pappy!) and dresser, most of the room was re-purposed from the rest of the house or handmade, making the end result fairly affordable.

It's hard to believe it is even the same room. Peeling paneling, bent up metal blinds, and big drafts did not make for an ideal baby room. With lots of help from friends and family it has completely transformed. We couldn't have done it without everyone's help - THANK YOU!!

That old paneling doesn't even compare to the new tongue and groove panels that replaced it. To say it's solid is an understatement. The windows got alot of hand sanding and detail work, along with refinished hardware that now makes us want to refinish the rest of the windows in the house. SOMEDAY. Travis' handy work on the trim makes the room look complete. And when we tore down that old wood paneling we found a nook to the left of the door that now creates incredibly functional shelving. While it was a bit of a puzzle making it look square when it's not even close, Travis did an incredible job. It even fits the baskets we already had perfectly.

 

And while I say the room is complete, there really is one more detail left to finish. Above the Ikea dresser that we stained and painted will be his name banner - waiting to be hung upon his arrival. One week and counting until that due date!

You can find all of the baby room progress and inspiration posts here.