22 weeks....oh mi

i dont think i have done an update in weeks.

first of all.... we are having ANOTHER BOY!!!!!!

we are thrilled. i know i know... people ask all the time, dont you want a girl.

id love a girl, but i am really excited about another boy.

ive always though id be a mom to three boys...bring it on.

so of course as soon as i found out i started racking my brains as to what i was going to do with the nursery. can i find bedding i like? do i need to order custom bedding....which option is cheaper...can i reuse asher's and make some tweaks...have a friend make it etc.

i found this bedding online. i fell in love with it.

i love that it is fresh, bright and simple.

i ordered a sample and fell even more in love with it...which stinks because it is way more than i wanted to spend. thanks to some "funds" i bit the bullet and ordered it. it will arrive any day.

so here are the nursery details thus far....

paint:

we repainted the entire room. we, meaning our painter ceasr. it took him three coats of primer and two coats of paint to cover up the green walls and green stripes. exactly why i didnt do it.

we used sherwin williams: Glimmer. (the one on the top)

one wall is flat paint...i will be putting a tone on tone stencil on the wall that his crib will be up against this weekend. photos to follow. the stencil is from cutting edge stencils, casablanca. flat paint base with semi gloss stencil. so pumped.

all other walls are Eggshell....sample of the stencil on someone elses wall with tone on tone.

furniture:

asher is using his baby furniture, it converted to a full size bed. therefore we knew we would have to buy new furniture for baby 2. we ended up using Young America through a great connection my dad had through his business. i was able to check it out locally at Shower Me With Love and see all the finishes before ordering online. we ordered this crib in cotton (whiteish color) and this dresser in the same finish. we will add a glass top to the dresser just like we did with ashers. this really preserved the top of dresser nicely.

since this is build to grow furniture we anticipate using this for many many years....

rug:

i fell in love with this rug at a local store called cottage chic. its dash and albert- aquinnah. 100% cotton. it matches the room perfectly. we ordered a smaller rug this time 4x6.

drapes:

we are reusing asher's drapes. i removed the dark brown pom poms

i spray painted all of the dark brown fixtures, rings and finals white.

glider:

we are ordering a new glider. my parents are taking my glider to use in their house since it completely clashes with the bright airy light room (its dark brown) and it was too warm for a summer baby and hot nursing mommy. we are ordering the same brand, different style in a "burlap fabric" we are hoping it will bring an earthy aspect to the room

and finally the bump....oh the bump

I am up 5 lbs from my starting weight at my 22 week appt.

this a pre 22 week photo.

the left is 2012 at 22 weeks, right is 2009 at 22 weeks....

much less different than we thought....

somehow i feel huge.

and dont even ask about a name

this kid has no name

we are no where even close to a name

...why is this so hard!?!?!?