Thursday, February 4, 2010

Thursday "Tour"

I'm finally at a point with the big girl/baby girl room where I'm feeling pretty good and done enough to share some photos. It's been a bit of a challenge since Karleigh has to be able to live there so I have had to do bits and pieces while she's at school or on weekends where it doesn't matter if she has to stay up a bit later for me to finish a project. I'm sure it will change a bit before baby girl gets here. There's still one little wall (behind the hall door) that I'm trying to decide how to finish off. I do know that the diaper pail will go there so I'm still thinking a few shelves, for books, above it. We'll see. Right now Karleigh's doll house is there but that's currently being neglected... it's in a down phase right now so I'll probably store it away for a while and when it comes back out in a few months, it'll be like brand new again!

I have a number of deeper thoughts that I've been trying to process and work through but until I can get them all untangled to a point where I might sound a little less crazy ;) I'm going to continue to try to work through them. As a quick peek into "it"... I filled out my birth center preregistration over a week ago. I still haven't mailed it. It's a postage paid envelope. And they requested that it be sent in over a month ago. It'll get done, I'm just tripping on sending it out. I've walked into that hospital 3 times and walked out once knowing my baby had died and twice leaving their tiny bodies behind. Yah. That might have something to do with my hang-up.

Anyway! Enough of that, you my peeps like pics so here! Have I mentioned that this is a tiny room? Yah, I think I have but I also feel like we've utilized the space to its maximum in both form and function. At least I hope so. As I recall it's about 11 feet by 9 feet and set for two girls.

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So, there it is. There is more that I would like to add but at the same time I know that any more and it's going to start to look really cluttered and that will just drive me bonkers. It's been a really fun process especially since Karleigh is so into helping. In fact she chose the curtains and the fabric for her headboard. I think she did a really good job!

9 comments:

M said...

It looks gorgeous. What a perfect room.

Also? I so comprehend the lack of mailing in the information. Really. Do it when you're ready and damn all the rest of it. With NO heartbreaks attached to my pregnancies with the kids I still had a hard time sending that in because life is so uncertain and so frightening when you're pregnant.

So what you're feeling? Isn't uncommon for a LOT of people. Not just those whose hearts have broke a few times too many. (And not meant in any negative it's rational to feel that way manner...just recognizing that it's not uncommon or unusual...even if not really the most rational difficulty.)

Soon enough it'll be mailed. Or won't. That girl will show up whether the paperwork is there or not. :) <3

Jennifer said...

LOVE the colors your chose! I think you could decorate for a living :)

Erica Rinella said...

OMG!!! Why couldn't MY mom have been more like you? That room is so dang cute Kristi. You are such an amazing woman :)

Heather said...

Love it!
-h

Suze said...

Oh, how gorgeous! what a wonderfully nurturing space in which to live, love, and grow.

I totally get your delay over sending in the pre-reg info. I know how hard it is to hope. I am so looking forward to a wonderful birth story from you.

Suzy said...

Stunning photos as always :)

It's always hard to believe you will leave with a living breathing baby. I totally get the not wanting to send it in.

My two boys are in a completely UNrenovated room at the moment and it's driving me nuts...looking at your corner of perfection makes me feel perfectly inadequate...

Love you
xxx

Jessica said...

I want that room for myself! Very nice job...I love it! I think you're right where you should be emotionally. You're going at your own comfortable pace. :)

Danielle_Osgood said...

GORGEOUS ROOM!!!

Anonymous said...

I love that door knob =)