Hooked on Nesting

As our countdown to baby is fast approaching, our nesting has become a part of our daily life. Every other thought we have is baby related. My husband and I keep thinking baby is still months away when in reality, baby is only eight days away. It's crazy to think that in only eight days, our lives are going to change. Our lives will never be the same again. Instead of putting each other's needs before our own, we're going to be putting our baby's needs first.

After watching a lot of HGTV home makeovers, and seeing before-and-afters of room transformations, our baby's room was our own "makeover" room inspired by our favorite designers from those shows.  From the theme, to the colors, to lighting, we drew out the room and pictured what we wanted the room to look like. Our goal was to make the room a very peaceful place where baby can be calm, and relaxed (along with very exhausted parents to find peace and quiet).  Our baby's room includes:

Theme: Airplanes

• Light grey walls (inspired by "Flipping Vegas" @Amie_Yancey) who taught us that grey walls are perfect for small rooms becuase it makes it look larger and brighter. 
• Dark blue accent wall with hand painted clouds drawn by my sister-in-law @elinasinanyan 

• White Furniture: Crib (DaVinci Porter 4-in-1 Convertible Crib) and Changing Dresser (DaVinci Porter 3 Drawer Changing Table)

Other Accents include: 

• Airplane Curtains 
• Blue and White bedding set 
• Navy Blue Wool Rug 

One of my favorite parts of the nursery is the bookshelves that my husband and I created. We used basic spice racks from Ikea, spray painted them white, and started his Dr. Seuss and Elmo Collection. 

My favorite feature of this wall is the "M". It's dark brown stained with gold finish which brings some warmth to the room since everything is mostly white, grey, and blue. With the colorful books, it really stands out on its own.

Here is little Ms. Fallon anxiously waiting for baby's arrival. I feel like she knows he's coming soon. She came in the room (which she never does) and sniffed every corner of the room. Even though I told her to leave the room, she sat on the rug for a good twenty minutes and would not move. She was smelling the rug and constantly looking backwards at the crib. I wonder if she knows something we don't...

I wonder what their first meeting is going to be like. 

Hooked on Maternity

As fun as the past nine months have been, my husband and I are ready to welcome our son into this world. With only two weeks until delivery, we decided to do a maternity shoot and have some maternity pictures for ourselves to show our baby in the future.

We loved every moment of the process, and had lots of laughs and giggles during the process.

Here are some of the pictures that stand out the most to us (even though we love them all, and can't choose a favorite)

This picture pretty much sums up his room decor with a little hint of mom and dad. 

He's got an airplane themed room complete with a hand painted accent wall of clouds, airplanes hung from the ceiling, and bookshelves with the Dr. Seuss collection. The only thing missing in his room is a family portrait, which will get done when he arrives. 

We decided to take our pictures at a peaceful location where we could feel relaxed and calm. We went to the Descanso Gardens, in Foothill, CA. Not only was the location very scenic, but it was lush green and very earthy. We even saw lots of fish in the ponds, and could hear some frogs. 

This is my personal picture from our session. Ok, truth be told, I'm kind of obsessed with this picture. It is the true definition of my husband taking in parenthood, and showing his soft side. I think everything about this picture sums up our relationship. We're always there for each other, and always put the other's needs ahead of our own. We have come to the point in our lives where we are completely ready to put someone else's needs ahead of our own. Baby Michael is exactly what we have been missing in our lives. 

The very first item we bought for baby, even before we knew he was a boy. They have made several appearances throughout all the baby photos we have done. 

Our Little Cowboy! This was the very first outfit Arthur got for Michael. 

Our family is growing by two feet, and we can barely wait.