Shared Toddler Room and Nursery

Well I guess you could say I’ve entered nesting mode, although I could easily argue that I’m ALWAYS in nesting mode. Like, every day of my life. This week I’ve been digging out all of our baby things to get an idea of what we need and now our poor guest room looks like Babies ‘R Us exploded in it. Luckily all of our pricier baby gear is gender neutral and in good shape so we really don’t need much.

One thing we DO need is a name for this little dude. I know we still have a few months to figure it out, but I’m starting to lose hope. I am having the hardest time finding a name that I really like. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had the complete opposite problem. I liked too many names and had a hard time picking just one. I want a name that’s different enough that you don’t hear it all the time, but not so different that the kid gets made fun of at school.

I have gotten the nursery/Hollis’ room ready for the most part. (For those who don’t know, Hollis and her baby brother will be sharing a room for a while.) I finished painting a while ago, but I’ve been taking my time adding things back into the room. Hollis is still currently sleeping in her toddler bed in our room, so I haven’t felt too rushed to get things put together. I am really happy with the decision to get rid of the pink and paint the walls a neutral color. After getting things put back into the room, I realized that the room is really not lacking in color. Here is what things are looking like now.

I added some little shelves, something that I meant to do in Hollis’ room earlier but never got around to doing. I really like the way they add some interest to the walls and color to the room. I’m still on the hunt for some new bedding for Hollis’ bed. The pink comforter will work for now, but I’d like to find something to add a little more pattern and texture. I also want to make or find her a headboard since I think we will be keeping this queen size bed for a while. I’ve been waiting to see if we were having a boy or girl, if we were having a girl, I think we would’ve ended up getting two twin sized beds for the space instead. We are using the same dresser as a changing table that we used for Hollis. It’s such a nice height and holds all the baby essentials nicely. That changing pad cover was also Hollis’ and it’s a little girly, so I may end up changing it out if I find something I like….Or I may just leave it, because honestly, baby boy will never remember. I also re-purposed Hollis’ headband holder into a little rack to hold her princess dresses. She loves being able to reach them and get them out when she wants and her hair accessories have moved into her closet.

So that’s it for now. I’m sure I will tweak it a little more before baby gets here. And hopefully this little guy will get a name in the next few months!