Yesterday’s girl’s nursery post caused a stir among my friends on Facebook, with many of them sharing old wives tales for how to tell whether there’s a boy or a girl in the belly. I think it’s a girl, but at first I thought it was a boy. I had a dream the other night that it was a boy. The Mr. thinks it’s a girl. Some say that the sicker you are, the more likely it is you’re having a girl because girl’s “steal the mother’s beauty.” Others claim that women are sicker when carrying boys because the hormones are so different from our own. I know plenty of women for whom both was not the case. We’ll just have to wait another 2.5 weeks to find out for sure.
I’ve had a very trouble-free pregnancy so far. During the first trimester I was nauseous to varying degrees but never threw up. My biggest symptom was extreme exhaustion, akin to mono (it’s improved). I don’t have any cravings or aversions. My bladder’s always seemed stupidly small, anyway, so nothing’s changed in that regard. I’m always a grouch when hungry, so that’s not different, either. My skin went beserk as soon as I went off the pill, and until actually getting knocked up it was extremely annoying to have teenager’s pizza face for no good reason. But even that hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be. I know what you’re thinking if you’ve gone through this before: BITCH. That’s fine. It’ll all come back to bite me in the ass (or crotch) soon enough, I’m sure.
Anyway, back to another nursery design. As I mentioned yesterday, designing a mood board for a girl’s room was easy as pie, but I can’t say the same for a little boy. I’ve seen plenty of cute boy’s rooms both online and in friend’s homes, but particular products and loose themes haven’t really jumped out at me yet. What I’ve come up with so far is a bit more modern than the rest of our house, but I think I like it. As with the girl’s nursery, we’ll go with warm yellow walls. The exact shade will depend on the true colors of the bedding.
- Bumper and quilt, Banana Fish
- Jonathan Adler ceiling light, Lamps Plus
- Rug, Dash & Albert
- Animal alphabet art, Bold & Noble
- Flying elephant mobile, Eleni Creative
- Personalized print, TrendyPeas
- Boston neighborhood poster, Ork Posters
- Animal prints, allposters.com
What do you think? If you’ve seen some great boy’s nursery designs lately, I’d love to know about them!
Love Ork posters… I got my brother one for xmas
Cute cute!
I think little girls are easier to decorate for too…well actually ive never had to decorate one, but i imagine they would be easier haha. But I do love the ideas for your boys room so far, the Boston poster has to be my fav
Love it!!! Especially the Trendy Peas thing!
Yay! You’re not blocked by my firm’s super strong filter today. First, I have to say that you are so funny – I love the way you write, and I’m so glad that you’re not feeling super sick. Second, the nursery is cute as a button. I really like the bedding.
I love all the art and the gorgeous color scheme!
As for boys’ nurseries that I’ve liked, here’s my current fav (via Kristen Hutchins):
http://www.kristenhutchins.com/#/portfolio/
I love what you’ve come up with here. The personalized print is my fav