I tend to think of things in a relational way. When I take a knife out of my knife block, I think of our friends Dennis & Nora. When I fold our bath towels I think of our friends Richard and Adrien. When I am washing pots and pans I think of our friends Doug and Amy. When I polish our silverware I think of my Grandma. When I serve dinner on our china I think of my mom. When I cut into a steak with my Cutco steak knives, I think of my old co-workers from The Myers Group. These are just some of the examples of how I see things when I look around. All of these things were given to us as gifts by these people (just to name a few) for our wedding. I don't just see THINGS. I see little symbols of how these people have shown their love and friendship for us and as I use the things that they gave us in celebration of our wedding, I think of them.
When I look around Angelica's room, I can see how many people love her (and us) already and how the room has been put together 100% purely out of love.
Dennis and I selected the room which she will call her own. In fact, as we started building this house nearly 5 years ago, it was our intention to build a home where our future children would have room to run and learn and live.
My dad and stepmom basecoat painted the room.
My stepmom spent many days and a lot of time painting the stripes on the walls just perfectly.
My mom came with us and purchased the nursery furniture.
Dennis's dad helped us to assemble the furniture.
Dennis and his dad installed the electrical work to put in the chandelier and ceiling fan.
Dennis's mom came with us to select the ceiling fan and she bought us the butterfly curtain rod!
My mom came over to help us set up the nursery and move the furniture into the room.
My sister helped me to organize and assemble things in the room.
Dennis hung the curtains after my mom ironed them.
My grandma Julie crocheted blankets and booties.
My mom made a beautiful homemade butterfly quilt.
Dennis's Aunt Bev made a beautiful homemade nursery rhyme quilt.
My stepmom had a very cute barrett holder made to match the room.
My friend Jen went shopping with me to pick out the curtains and butterflies and other accessories for the room.
My grandma gave me some of the books that are waiting to be read to her.
The closet, changing table and armoir are FILLED with gifts from many of our other friends and family members who joined us at two BEAUTIFUL baby showers hosted by my mom, my sister, my friends Jen and Christen and by my mother-in-law and two sister-in-laws.
I have spent hours organizing things in the nursery and writing in her baby book.
As I sit in Angelica's room and look around, I see all of the people who love her and care about her and all of their acts of kindness and generosity. It's not just a "cute room" for a baby girl. It is a place that was made with complete love and hope and that is why I love the nursery.
We are counting down the days until she is here. Of course we do not know exactly when she will arrive, but we are down to 36 days from our due date. It is hard to believe I have already been pregnant for 244 days! The time has flown by and she will be here in our arms before we know it.
This picture was signed by all of the guests at both of our showers.
Here is a picture of the "nursery rhyme" quilt that Dennis's Aunt Bev made for us and sent to us all the way from Texas!
Each square contains an embroidered nursery rhyme. Here is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
And here is "Old Macdonald had a farm."
The back side of the quilt has this tag on it.
Here is a blanket crocheted by my Grandma Julie.
Here is the quilt my mom made. When I asked for a quilt made out of squares, I had no idea how much detail and work would go into it! It turned out absolutely beautiful!
Here is a closeup of some of the squares. Each little square had to be washed and ironed before it could be sewn together and each square is hand-quilted on the back.
Here is a poem my mom wrote about making the quilt. If you click on the picture, it will enlarge so you can actually read it. Very sweet.
And here is the barrett holder my step-mom had made for us. My step-mom also hand-embroidered a pair of booties for Angelica as well. (I need to take a picture of them still!)All of these homemade projects took some serious time and dedication and each was done with a lot of love. We are so grateful that our baby girl is being so anxiously anticipated by so many. Dennis and I are committed to giving her the best life we possibly can. It is so nice to know that we have the support of so many others who also want the best for her. We really and truly appreciate each and every one of you!
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