Ryker Andrew's Nursery

Well, it's finally done! YIPPEE! Ryker's nursery has been a work in progress for quite awhile now, and we finally finished it this weekend. :) Like...everything. All of it. Nick kept asking why we need to have the nursery finished up before Ryker arrives (especially since we aren't gonna be using it right after he's born), and I just kept telling him that there will be no time to work on it once he's here. Now we just wait for our little boy to arrive...impatiently I might add. Please enjoy all the pics from the beginning to the end of our hard work.

Nick helping me unpack the bedding and accessories...this was in February.

Just the bookcase was in...early March...

Ryker's closet before washing began and organization was slighty present...

His bedding's quilt...

His mobile close-up...

The bookcase with his lamp and wall hangings, frame, cross, and a few books..
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My dad came up to visit one weekend while I was working. Nick and him kept busy by painting the bottom half of the walls this awesome blue I had Lowe's mix up for us. They also applied and painted a chair rail. It looks so good! The pics just don't do it justice. We left the top part of the room with the original paint color since it was so neutral, and it matched well. Those pictures start below.

Nick putting together the dresser. Holy cow...it was a 2 hour project.

Nick and the crib...only 45 minutes of labor. Must be why there's such a SMILE.

The completed dresser...

The completed crib...

Ryker's first load of laundry in the washer...I was SO excited! Hope I remember this in a few months. :)

The crib with the bedding and mobile on...

Shot of the crib mattress and bumpers...

The left side of the room before our showers weekend...

The right side of the room before our shower weekend...

All of the following pics were taken this morning. ENJOY!

The view of Ry's nursery from the doorway...

The left wall of the room (from the door). There's 2 of my fav nursery things...our cross and the rocking horse my dad made for him.

The rest of the left wall, closet door, and the glider...

Next wall with the window on it along with shelves and the dresser. The top shelf has a camera on it that goes along with our monitor set. We can see and hear Ryker from downstairs, and he can hear us with it. Pretty technical huh?

Ryker's crib with his wall letters painted and finally in place :)

I wasn't sure what to do with his quilt because I don't think we'll be using it to cover him for awhile so I decided to hang it on the wall. This is the rest of the crib wall and onto the chnaging table area.

The rest of the changing table wall with the bookcase...

Close-up of bookcase top and first shelf...

The rest of the bookcases' shelves...

The top of the closet back wall...

The top of the closet side wall...

The left side of the closet...

The back wall of the closet...

We are getting more and more excited every day to meet our precious and long-awaited baby boy! He is definitely making us wait, though, for his grand entrace into the world. He's got stubborn Carlson and Daylong genes so who knows when he'll be here. :) I hope he will love his room as much as we do. It's so cozy and cute. Hope everyone is able to come visit the three of us soon!