Landon's Nursery

I had every intention of posting about Landon's nursery before he arrived, but since he came early things didn't go as planned.

I've always known that if we ever had a boy, I wanted navy blue to be a main color in his room. Once it was confirmed that Baby Pino 2.0 would be a boy, I went to work searching for fabric swatches and combos for his bedding. I couldn't really find anything I liked.

I eventually decided to forgo getting custom bedding done like I did for Preslie's room, and went with a navy blue/lime green bedding set I found through babysupermall.com (and it ended up being a quarter of the price of custom bedding).

Since his room is very small, furniture had to be kept to a minimum and as always, I like decor to be simple.

So here is Landon's nursery!

 

The name canvas above the crib was hand painted by a vendor I found on Etsy and it turned out so great! I plan to have this in his room until he has the opinion to say he no longer wants it in there. Ha!

We were lucky enough to snag the crib for free from a friend of mine who was giving it away. That was a huge help to us. It's only a couple years old and in excellent condition.

I got the hanging shade from HomeGoods for $16 and then I stuck pre-cut, navy blue circles on it that I found at Hobby Lobby. It was a much more cost effective alternative to the shades I had been eyeing from Pottery Barn Kids.

A closeup of the bedding. I'm not one for animal themes in a nursery (just my personal preference), but I figured these alligators were small enough that they didn't overtake the "theme" of the room.

The changing table also acts as his dresser - again, mostly because of lack of space. The railing on the changing table can be removed and used as just a dresser when he's older.

This is the same chair we had in Preslie's room. When we bought it two years ago the price was hard to swallow. But now that we'll basically get a good four years worth of use out of it, it's definitely been worth it!

The other side of the room. You've probably noticed that there aren't many toys in here. That's because there isn't really room for much toy storage. Also, I have a feeling Landon will be in Preslie's room to play most - if not all - of the time, while they are still young. She has a lot of toys in her room, along with books. I don't really see a reason to double up on everything since space is limited and I'm not a fan of clutter.

A better look at the prints I found on Etsy that coordinate with his bedding.

And that's pretty much it! I told you there isn't much to it. Basically, just the necessities. His closet is just that - a closet. His clothes hang in there along with a hanging-organizer-thing and bigger baby toys like a walker and exersaucer. I didn't get quite as organized with his closet as I did with his sister's.

I really enjoy being in his room and rocking him and feeding him. Since it's the farthest room in the house it's nice and quiet and very peaceful.

Links:

Bedding and valance from BabySuperMall.com

Hanging shade from HomeGoods and polka dots from Hobby Lobby

Changing table/dresser from Walmart

Table lamp from Target

Hand painted name canvas from the addilyn eli shop on Etsy

Coordinating alligator prints from the Sweet Peas Art Studio shop on Etsy

Navy blue and lime green toy basket from HomeGoods

Our Little Landon

Landon Mark Joseph Pino

was born on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 1:40pm,

weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 19 3/8 inches long.

^He looks blue in this picture because he was. Scary scary. :(

He arrived 2 1/2 weeks early, much to many peoples' surprise - but not to his Mama's surprise. I always had a feeling he wasn't going to wait around until his due date to get here.

He gave us a scare as soon as he was born and was admitted into the NICU for three days, but prayers were answered and we have a healthy and happy baby boy in our arms now.

I'll go into more detail once I get a chance to compile his birth story.

 Landon definitely completes our family of four!