[1. maddalena rose banner from my baby shower // 2. my cameo ladies // 3. stuffed animals in a painted basket & a wine crate of toys beneath // 4. the chalk board i made for our gender reveal party & the roses steven got me when i told him i was pregnant // 5. a photo of 3 of my favorite boys on a pretty book i found called a kiss from maddalena // 6. m’s bookshelf & the rocking chair that my mom rocked me in & her mom rocked her in // 7. hanging paper pompoms from our gender reveal & m’s little crib // 8. a photo of those same roses hanging on her closet doors]
not long before maddalena was born, i started taking some photos here and there to capture her little room as i got it prepared… but i didn’t get to take that many before she decided to move on in! so, i thought i’d finally catch up and take a few more of these nursery photos. [when i went into labor, the dresser was all pulled away from the wall where steven was in the process of patching the drywall behind it after fixing an electrical outlet. what a man, right? but anyway, at 3am, a week before my due date, i went into labor… so obviously i was like, JUST PUT THE DRESSER BACK! and we were off to the hospital! and that unfinished wall job, well it’s just a secret for now.]
i love her room. i really do. i sat in that room so many days and nights over the summer, just in awe of the fact that i was preparing it for my tiny, unborn lady… and i mean, i just couldn’t even wrap my mind around the fact that she was there in the belly, and then she would just be out of the belly! [my simple human brain!] and then we’d just start using all the little things we were buying for the small human we couldn’t see! and now here we are, and i absolutely love getting to enjoy that room with her. i sit and rock her in our old rocking chair and i just feel so at peace.
and because that whole -in the belly/out of the belly- concept is such a complex one to grasp, allow me to illustrate how that works with a little before & after i did with my iphone once upon a time for my own pre/post-natal entertainment:
right before. right after. yep. it really happens.
Ok, CUTEST POST EVER. I love her nursery, her name, and those last two pics of you prego & then holding her. Awe what a sweet post. I want a baby girl.
what an beautiful nursery! i love the special details…esp the dried roses! where is that precious sheep from? i want to get for my friend's nursery!
Love the nursery! Prefect for a sweet baby girl 🙂
The nursery is incredible! I have always thought the same thing about babies…like its a human…inside. Its mind blowing. Such an adorable post 🙂
Yay! I've been waiting for the nursery post. Love the pretty little room!
her room turned out perfect- love the little sheep 🙂
It's so pretty and delicate, and perfect at that! I can see why you enjoyed it as much as you did before she arrived 🙂 So many thoughtful details!
SO perfect and beautiful!
A quick question….what breed is your kitty? i'm looking for one now and i love sophie's fur, doesn't look like it sheds much. plus i love her sweet nature:) please let me know
Oh, B! It's perfection! She's perfection! I still can't get over how much I love her name. swoon.
Oh, B! It's perfection! She's perfection! I still can't get over how much I love her name. swoon.
SO cute! I love that her name is all around the room–it's so whimsical. Must keep in mind in the future.
xoxo
So I am loving this post right now since I'm starting on my own LO's nursery right now too. Maddalena's room is gorgeous and so serene! Love all the little touches – especially a book with her unique name? 🙂 And the last two pics – awesome! I'll have to try and remember to take those too!
xx Vivian @ http://diamondsandtulle.blogspot.com
I love those before and after pregnancy photos!! They're beautiful and lovely 🙂
this room is ADORABLE! So sweet and chic. love it.
sooo cute!!! i love it! just perfect and exactly how i'd picture her nursery
I am in love with every sweet little detail!
i love it!! maddalena is such a lucky little girl and so loved.