Abby Lu's Room.... major steps!

Abby Lu and I are the luckiest girls in the world. Not only did Marcus pick me up at the airport this afternoon (I've been in San Diego all week), but he greeted me with sweet tea and flowers. Before going home, since we were in South Austin, he let us stop and visit USA Baby. I wanted clothing size dividers and we somehow found a few more items- a swaddle blanket that makes her a lady bug, colored letters to spell her name and Metallica songs redone as lullabies. Then, after stopping for a snow cone, we went home.

When we arrived, Marcus told me he had a surprise for me and made me enter the front door. Look at what I found! We had discussed him painting the room while I was away, but he went much further than that! Marcus picked up our new chair and put it together! It is soft like a teddy bear and the prettiest shade of butter yellow. It reclines, swivels, and rocks.




Plus, he assembled our crib, dresser and changing table. The room looks like a baby room and not the storage space it was becoming. I am so very blessed to have an active, interested, and excited husband and father-to-be. We couldn't ask for more!

Our next step is to decide where furniture should be and then schedule Cheri for the painting of the clouds and flowers. Later next month, my Mom and I are making the curtains and adding some fun pom pom trim to the bed skirt and lamp shade. Plus, I want to paint the knobs on the dresser and hang the bookcase (sitting to the left of the window in the above picture). I have waited so long to design her nursery and I love seeing it come together! I hope she loves it too!