First look at the nursery....

Since I am 4 weeks away from the due date, Dave and I have been working on getting the bare essentials ready in her room. We've spent the past few weeks emptying out the baby room (which was being used as quasi-storage) and filling it in with baby furniture. The closet is still a nightmare, but I hope to work on it when I start maternity leave (3 more days of work left!).

Here's a first glimpse of the room.

A rocker/recliner in the "tower" area, and an Aquarium bouncer...

Ignore the IKEA furniture on the left since that will disappear at some point.

Crib and Dresser

Another view of the crib and dresser

One of my coworkers at Agilent made a Diaper Cake for me at my baby shower. I'm so impressed, I don't want to take it apart.

Dave's coworker gave him a massive box of Butt Paste?!?!?!?!?!

Close up of the Aquarium themed bedding

Handmade Gifts!

Dave's workplace organized a very cool surprise Baby Shower for him a week ago. He had absolutely no clue, I wish I could've seen his face.... A coworker made a soft purple quilt/blanket. Here' s a close up of it.

Picture of the entire thing. Cute and WARM!

My coworker spent the past couple months knitting a baby blanket as well. It was pretty amazing to see it come together over time (she sits next to me and couldn't keep it a surprise). Here's the final product!

Lastly, I just received a package in the mail from Helen Bailey! Look at this adorable hat and sweater set she made! I'm soooooo impressed. If you look closely, notice how the stem of the flower connects to buttons on the sweater.

I truly admire our creative friends with nimble hands. Thank you so much!