My New Favorite Room in the House

This is Quinn's Nursery. It is my new favorite room in the house. It has such a good energy about it when I walk in to it. It is bright and cheerful, yet comforting and peaceful. I can feel all the love and thought that Chad and I put in to the room. This room was barren for months after we moved in to our home. It was empty, just like my broken heart at the time. From the first time we walked through the home and decided to put an offer in on the house, this was the room I wanted to be my daughter's room. I was so worried it might never happen back then. Now it is full and ready for Quinn, just like my healing heart.

 

This is the view of the room from the doorway. This was taken on a cloudy morning, so it shows how much nice natural light comes in during the day time.

 

 

This is the room in the evening, cozy and waiting for Quinn to arrive.

 

 

I love having her name above her crib. I cannot wait to meet this little being named Quinn.

 

 

Here is a view of her crib area from the windows looking back. You can see her name on the wall, as well as a painting that I painted when I was in preschool. I love being able to incorporate some of the artwork I did as a young child in to her room.

 

 

I sit in her glider often and try to imagine what it will be like to hold her and rock her. You can see another one of my early childhood paintings in the background. There are a few toys and special items on her book shelf. And I have already started to stock up on children's books on the bottom shelf. I cannot wait for Chad and me to read her bedtime stories.

 

 

This picture that I stumbled across became an inspiration for her nursery. It reminded me of our little family. We are adding our own little baby bird to our nest, making it three!

 

 

I ended up finding two other paintings that had three birds in them. So they are hanging above her dresser, which will also serve as a diaper changing area for now. Yes, Roswell just had to get in on the picture taking action.

 

 

If you look closely, Quinn's swing even has three birds on its mobile. When we bought this swing, the nursery was not decorated, so this was unplanned.

 

 

When I sit in Quinn's glider, I can either look out her bedroom windows or else I can gaze through her doorway and look through all of these windows in our hallway. I love the light that comes in. Her room is such a special spot. We plan on having Quinn sleep in our room at first, but I know that we will still spend many hours of her first few months together in her room.