House of Bennetts

While this is not a full reveal per se, I wanted to give you all the progress shots. We are going to be continually evolving on her gallery wall, as well as her shelves I am sure, but this is where we are stepping away and saying, "her nursery is done!" And it feels so good. This is the view from the door.

arrow: Michael's

poster: Mumford & Sons Concert

camera: wooden toy gifted by our two photographer friends

laundry basket: Ross

cloth diaper pail (aka, trash can): Costco

blue cart: Ikea

dresser: Honest Company

glider: Hayneedles

flower light: Ikea

bike print, little bitty pretty one, and the sky's the limit prints: Etsy

metal L: Pottery Barn

bedding and changing pad cover: Caden Lane

rug: Kohl's

pouf: Andiexs

fox bin: Amazon

wall color: Benjamin Moore Hale Navy

Bad ass light from Restoration Hardware.

This is from the wall looking right. Her bigger/more important books are on the shelves, along with a piggy bank from Auntie Katie Meyer, moccasins from Auntie Sam, and a sound machine from Uncle Amazon. :) The garland was from the baby shower and I love that I am re-purposing it in here. Oh, and her crib is from her Nana Mary and is also from the Honest Company. More on the crib later...

Because her co-sleeper is still being stored in her crib. Getting in and out of bed is tough enough for me at this stage and so we are going to wait until she's on her way home to put up the co-sleeper.

In the meantime, back to this pouf! I searched. And searched. And searched. For a pouf that was the right vibe, but also price. The one from Restoration Hardware would have come in at around $200 and momma ain't no fool. I luckily was able to connect with Andie on Etsy who sent me this gorgeousness shown below.

The scale is perfect, the quality is top notch and it is comfortable for toe and bottom resting equally. And now she is offering you all a discount for a pouf of your very own! Just go to her shop and enter the code ANDIE4BENNETT10 at checkout for 10% off of your entire order!

And now this is her room from the other side looking back towards the door.

bookshelves: Babyletto

cat: Jellycat

starburst mirror: Target

peacock bin: Amazon

Inside her closets are our container store Elfa systems and a WHOLE BUNCH OF CLOTHES from friends. I got some size dividers (0-3 months, 3-6 months, and so on) and hung up most of her bulky winter stuff. My favorite part of this closet set up are those pull out birch wood shelves you see below. They currently store toys on the bottom one and socks and shoes on the top.

So there you have it. A peek into her room as it sits currently. We still need to get a mobile and continue working on the gallery wall over her crib, but we feel pretty great about where it is currently.

What's your favorite part?

Don't forget to score your discount and get that pouf in time for Christmas. Head here to shop and enter the code ANDIE4BENNETT10 at checkout for 10% off of your entire order!

weeks How I’m Feeling: The heartburn reigns supreme. I finally caved and am taking Pepcid after talking to my midwives and not sleeping for three nights in a row. The Pepcid is working and I fall asleep in about .2 seconds around 9 pm every night. Not having your chest and throat on fire does wonders for a girl. I am generally super uncomfortable and am feeling "pressure" in certain AHEM areas. All good signs, but man, she's getting too big for her own good!

Belly/Weight: Still on track for gaining a pound a week this entire pregnancy and feeling great about it. The belly seems lower to me and the midwives concur. At my last appointment they showed me how low her head was and all I could say was "... uhuh. That makes total sense."

Life Changes: I am tired and depleted. LB had knee surgery unexpectedly this week and that has been really hard. I am hoping his recovery is quick so that he can support me through delivery.

Purchases/Nursery Decisions? The nursery is done-ish. And in fact, all that remains is finding/making/buying her white sheer, gold polka dot curtains. I attempted a DIY with fabric paint and it was a total disaster. Curtains are on the back burner for now.

I ordered her pouf! And once it is here and I review it, you all are going to get a discount to the Etsy shop! Be pumped for that.

Here's a sneak peek at her nursery that I posted on Instagram.

nursery peek

I really want to change out the large black frame you can see in the background, but that would require spray painting and LB would have to do it.

Movement: She is kneeing and elbowing out my right side about 40 times a day and is clearly running out of room in there! This whole discovering my rib cage thing has also been not so comfortable.

Sleep: So much better since I started handling the heartburn at night.

Cravings: LB's cookies. Fruit still- but the heartburn reaction from consuming fruit is almost instantaneous. Shoveling down as much food as possible period. My appetite has definitely increased.

Exercise: Still Walking! Averaging about 2-3 miles a day. Have slacked off on prenatal yoga, but am going to try to go this weekend. My whole hip cradle needs it.

Favorite Pregnancy Moment this week: At our birth class, we have been practicing relaxation techniques and LB has been totally open to feedback on what I like and do not. He's getting really good at the gentle head and shoulder rubs! Second favorite? Talking to my friend Priscilla who has had two natural child births. My biggest take away from her was the following mantra: I can do anything for 90 seconds.

On My Mind: I am ready to meet her. I am ready to go through this birth experience with her and LB and our doula. I am ready to not be pregnant.

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