Grayson's Nursery + 38 Weeks

First, Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there and to my own special mama! She has definitely been a ROCK in my life and shaped me to be the woman I am today. I love you MOM (which I am pretty sure she does not read these - but hey she knows I love her!). 

Well, I am now 38 weeks and 1 day...I am really hoping he comes early, but if not then we will just induce late. Right now, she is telling me the earliest I can induce is 10 days POST due date (THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN)! I am not opposed to inducing late, I am just opposed to inducing this late for a few reasons: 1. Matt has finals from June 4th - June 9th (he can re-schedule them, but he would literally be able to only re-schedule the one the day of or after his birth - OR he could be taking a final and then get a call from me...ALL not great options...) 2. We have to go back to Texas for Matt to start his internship in the middle of June - the older he can be the better 3. I don't want to be pregnant that long and to be quite honest, I do not feel like it is that safe nor do I want this child to get any bigger than he already is going to be. 

However, with these things said I know that God has already picked out a BIRTHday for him, so I just pray that I have smooth delivery and a healthy baby boy. I just have to trust that everything will work out like it is supposed to and not worry. I have pretty much lived by Phillipians 4:6-7 my entire pregnancy. It is no surprise to those of you who know me that I am a VERY anxious person, but I have to just keep saying this verse over and over and it helps to get me to the next thought/day;)

Now, on to the FUN stuff. We have finally finished Grayson's room. There is still room to add things, because I want to make it personal to him, but the foundation of the room is finished. Plus, he really will not be in this room for another 4 months, since we will be in Houston from June to Sept. for Matt's internship. 

We wanted to keep everything soft and neutral for his room. 

A wreath from one of the showers is right at the doorway - I just love this wreath with sweet messages!

We got a painting from Grandma Silly (Matt's mom) 

The center of the room - the glider/recliner from Little Castle on the left and a chair and half sleeper sofa on the right from Pottery Barn, so that when we have guests come they will have somewhere to stay.

His crib with some antique frames hanging above - right now, there is a maternity picture and a scripture, but the other ones are empty for pictures after he is here

Jeremiah 29:11

Another angle - the TV is hidden behind the crib

A little cross on the night stand. The night stand was a fun and good find from HomeGoods

 Bookshelf - We have one more, but I am not sure we are going to put it up yet

I love this little nightlight!

This will be a pretty nice view reading/rocking him in his chair

For now, that is all we are going to do in his room. Hopefully, the next post will be ALL about Grayson! Any and all prayers are welcome for a safe delivery and healthy baby boy!

St. Patrick's Day and More

This past weekend was quite eventful for the Slatapers. First, I must say I have REALLY been procrastinating with Grayson's nursery. I just got bedding...bought it right off the floor rather than waiting 8-10 weeks for its arrival, and I must say this was the way to go because we also got 20% off! We just ordered the glider/recliner, which takes 10-12 weeks, so it should literally be here right in time for Grayson or maybe even after. We also just ordered the twin sleeper sofa (we only have a 2 bedroom condo, so we need something for our guests), AND I FINALLY boxed up our guest bedroom furniture and had Matt move it into storage until we go back to Texas for the summer and then we can store it at one of our parents' houses. Oh....and I have not gotten our bassinet or cradle yet, because I can't decide what I want, but I do know if I wait any longer it probably won't arrive in time for him and that is really what he sleeps in in the beginning! It is not so much that I have been procrastinating, but more that I am just SUPER indecisive (not my finest quality).

So, this weekend/past week was dedicated to cleaning out the guest room, Matt and I clearing out that closet, making more room in ours, the hall closet and our bathrooms. The container store has really loved us:) My little handy man has also been building extra shelves for us to store stuff in our closet and bathroom. It really is challenging having 6-8 months of winter, because that stuff is bulky and it is not like I can just put it away for a while like we do in Texas; I actually have to use it! It is also challenging not having an attic, but we will make do with what we have;) Plus, we really do love our place.

As I have mentioned, our nursery is NOT even close to done, but we did manage to put the crib together, put the bedding on and begin to organize his closet and dresser!!

Bentlie Belle was of course watching her dad but the crib together

Matt working hard. The crib has been sitting in the guest room on the wall for about 2 months, but it is finally put together. We love it!

Since, we are having a boy, Bentlie is still our little baby girl for now;)

I absolutely LOVE our bedding! It is the Thomas design by Nava's Designs. And, we have an added bonus because we DID NOT have to paint the walls. We were really trying to find a neutral yet boy bedding that would match our walls so we would not have to paint, since we already painted 17 walls when we moved into our place...

This past weekend we also got to see the Chicago river turn GREEN! It was so awesome and I have really been looking forward to seeing this. We went down to the river around 10am and watched them dump dye into the river. There were literally thousands of people lined up along the river to watch this spectacle.


Later, we went to our friends Jordan and Matt's and hung out on their rooftop patio. The weather was GORGEOUS - 80 degrees (apparently a St. Patty's Day high for Chicago). We cooked out and had a ton of fun. Thanks Jordan and Matt for having us!

Downtown Chicago from 41 floors up