nursery

It's been almost three months since we brought our little man home from the hospital and it's already hard to remember what life was like without him. He is absolutely perfect. He is every single thing I never knew I needed and I wouldn't trade a second of it or how we got here.

One of our favorite things to do (besides cuddling on the couch watching E! News) is to hang out in his nursery. It's by far my favorite room in our house. When I started working on it I knew I wanted a space that he could grow into and define for himself as he gets older. His furniture is mostly things I already had before Will and I got married. I didn't want to spend too much on anything until I knew if we were really going to use it (I'm pretty sure he's slept in his crib a total of one whole hour and most of his diapers are changed on our bed or in the floor). His crib is just a plain ole Jenny Lind we got at a consignment shop for less than $100. Even though we hardly ever use it, I do really love the concept of his little changing pad. It's made of a kind of foamy material so when he has accidents--and he does-- we don't have to worry about washing and replacing sheets, we just wipe it down with some soap and hot water and it's good as new! Jack man's favorite thing in his nursery is his flag. When he was really little and going through his almost-colicky phase, it was one of the only things that would keep him calm for more than a few minutes. We would just hold him and he would stare at it like it was the most amazing thing he'd ever seen. Apparently the little ones like things with lots of contrast when their eye sight is developing. Either that or he's just a super patriot already which is fine with me :)

Our friend Cathrine Taylor took these photos for us a few weeks after we got home and, like everything she does, I am totally in love with them.