In anticipation of our wee little bundle of joy I've finally finished the nursery I've been planning for the last 9 months. Luckily, our very own Erin is an A++ photographer and somehow or another I managed to sweet talk her into coming over for last week and taking some pics. You dudes get to reap the rewards. Let's not waste any time:

Tada! Ok, let's start at the top: The light fixture is a repurposed bird cage that had originally been used to hold rolled silver at my wedding. I painted it black, Matt made it work. Art on the gallery wall was covered in this post. The pouf is from this ebay seller, I made the curtains, which are covered in this post. The bumper was made by yours truly and the rug* used to live in Erin's dining room. I traded her a night of babysitting for it, which, by the way, she never took me up on.

*BTW, I understand that there is a vicious anti-zebra rug movement going on right now, but guess what, I got this rug for free and I don't have to feel bad if the baby messes it up. Plus, it goes. Winwinwin.

Pretty damn cute, right? You want to know where I got this stuff? The light was a round top score ($10!) and the swivel rocker was purchased at Uptown Modern, I had the cushion made for it because the one that came with it was gross brown. The pillow was bought on super clearance at anthropologie. The terrarium used to hold plants but, despite my green thumb, they died, now it has toys. The star hooks are from hobby lobby and the clock was a whopping $7.99 at Marshall's.

It just keeps coming, right? Let's see... the dresser was found by Erin on craigslist (she has CL talent, yo) the tiger painting was purchased by Erin at the thrift store for (wait for it) $3.99 - I think I still owe her for that. I purchased most of the lanterns at the cleverly named, paper lantern store. The orange light is another round top score.

Here's a shot to put the corner with the dresser in context for you dudes.

How's my sweet little baby angel supposed to recognize his family without a little educational tool? Pics of the crew live on a magnetic board over his changing table. (table base bought at Salvation Army and painted black by me). FYI, the magnets are made from wood cutouts bought at hobby lobby that we glued magnetic backings onto. It's hard to find cute magnets these days.

Gratuitous lantern shot. Did I mention that the walls are Benjamin Moore Harbor Grey? I just can't get enough of it.

And a last look at the top of the dresser. I forgot to mention above that the room is tiger-friendly, not to be confused with tiger-themed. Our little man is going to pop out in the year of the tiger, just like his daddy and his uncle, it's cool, we're into it.

So, there you have it: the only completely complete room in my house... minus the occupant.

Sweet baby Ike is sick today. Nasty sick -- like twin rivers of Tigris and Euphrates snot sick. It takes a special kind of mama love to kiss a baby's slimy germ infested face, to comfort them even when they cry like... babies. So, either my nurturing mode is in high gear, or the sleep deprivation is getting the best of me, because when I saw these pictures by Adele Enersen, my icy black heart just melted.

Enersen photographs her baby Mila while she sleeps, quietly (I imagine) constructing impromptu sets out of sheets, socks, blankets and books, for her slumbering stage. I'm not sure if I'm more impressed by the creativity, or by the fact that Enersen's baby is such a great sleeper... Ok, the creativity part is awesomer (by a small margin).

Have a great weekend!