a new little lady

we are preparing for a new little lady around here. we thought she was coming this weekend as we spent 5 hours in the hospital going through the early stages of contractions -- and by that i mean somewhat painful -- but not anything like what is about to come. i didn't dilate past a 2 on my own and since she was only 38 weeks, they weren't going to intervene and put her under distress. they gave me a pain & sleeping med and sent me home to sleep through the contractions. since then they come and go -- sometimes they are painful and only minutes apart...sometimes i go hours without any. we have accepted that no matter how much she tries to trick us, she will come when she is ready.

amidst all the"is she coming? is she not coming?" we have been living in a state of chaos around here -- remodeling, deconstruction of old, new construction, tools in every room on every table, nails everywhere we step, construction workers here at 7:30am every morning. the mess that is our home combined with my maternal but ridiculous need to nest do not mix well. most of the time i am thankful we are able to remodel. sometimes i cry. sometimes i just ignore it and refuse to clean. either way, we have spent the past few days frantically trying to prepare brody's room & vivi's room the best we can before she arrives -- if you visit, however, don't mind the king size mattress on the nursery floor -- james & i have no where else to sleep for a few more weeks, deep sigh.

i wish i could show you pics of a finished nursery with a newborn sleeping in it...instead you get a teaser of my favorite things.

big brother tested out her crib for us. it worked perfectly until around 3am. seems about right.

i got this vintage frame down at west bottoms in kc for $3. repainted it with annie sloan paint then scuffed it up a bit. the cute fabric is leftover from her quilt.

i don't really know what he is. i think a teether? either way, he's sweet.

this frame is also from west bottoms. i painted with annie sloan chalk paint then waxed it. the print was the first thing we bought when we decided on her name.

vivi is named after my beautiful sister that was killed in a car accident -- karen eileen. karen just knew she would grow up to be a horse...i am not sure if that is possible but if it is, i hope vivi will grow up and do it for her.

my sweet friend stalked the colors of the nursery and picked out the fabric & stitching for this little elephant. he was made with love just for vivi and i couldn't love him more.

every baby girl needs some vintage friends.

this quilt is my very favorite thing. it took the girl about 2 months to make it but she let me pick out each piece of fabric myself so i couldn't complain...and thankfully the quilt arrived before the baby.

all set for her first trip to utah.

this giraffe just makes me laugh.

we started looking for a dresser this summer. we finally settled on an old vintage one at restoration emporium in west bottoms. thankfully i love it because my husband said we weren't leaving the store until i found one.

i didn't want her room to be pink but big brother did. pink it is.

another vintage frame. and more leftover fabric from her quilt.

hopefully soon i can update this blog with pictures of our little lady. and a complete nursery. and a family of four with no construction workers in the background.