How complete is your nursery?

amberrae45 · December 2012

I feel super behind on finishing our nursery, most of my friends and family had their nurseries done by 7 months. I've been working on it slowly, we have ninety percent of everything we need but its just a matter of actually doing it and putting it together. I just walk by the nursery and go bleh, then compensate by cleaning the house instead. I think I'm avoiding it because I have so many projects that I wanted to do but just don't have time to complete.

How much do you ladies have done? Post some pictures if your nursery is in a presentable state!

Drea926 · December 2012

We put together the majority of it back in the summer when we got the furniture, but then it became a dumping ground for all things baby so there needs to be some major organization in there! My mom is actually coming over today to help me finish - I will definitely post pictures later on!

I'm sure once you start putting yours together you'll knock the whole thing out. That's usually how I am with big projects. It's just the matter of getting going!

meganwv · December 2012

My dad is making all of the furniture, so other than that I'm in good shape. Baby M will be sleeping in a PNP for a little while so I'm not too stressed over no furniture.

schrieverj · December 2012

I'm in a similar boat as you! We have the room painted and the flooring is in but the furniture isn't expected to arrive until February 12! My due date is the 9th . We really wanted the baby to go right into his/her crib but it's looking like the pack n play might be our only option. We also need to get the closet organizer put in so that I can start washing and organizing some items. Everything from the shower is piled into bags in another room. I'm getting worried because my family doesn't seem to think I'll make it to my due date (even though I haven't had any BH or other signs).... I'm hoping my hubby can get the closet completed this coming weekend. We'll see...

Good luck on getting your room completed!

MalRiggs · December 2012

Um..don't feel bad ours is an empty room. The crib is still in the box, and we haven't bought a mattress. My goal is over winter break to get things done. Of course its pouring rain here today which isn't making me want to leave the house.

krissywave · December 2012

I guess I can jump on this train. In the nursery just have a crib and a glider. Nothing else. But in the 3rd bedroom I have all the clean clothes laid out of the bed in order of size with no where to put it. I have so much stuff that needs to be done I dont know what to do. Yet I am at this time I just feel like i dont care. I know it will come together in a timly manner. I am not trying to worry about it.

amandagen · December 2012

Don't feel bad, we changed my DS to the other room, so we won't be repainting the nursery, but we do need to set everything up. Of course that can't be done until we get all of DS's toys out, and in order to do that we've got to buy some shelving for his closet. In other words we can't hardly even walk into the nursery right now, not to mention all the new toys from Christmas all scattered about! Luckily the baby will be sleeping in our room at first, but I would like to use his changing table and closet...

ericalee27 · December 2012

Totally done...but we didn't have much to do pretty much using DS1s as is and I'm likely to be having this baby in the next few weeks, so we had a faster timetable than most

Shaungela · December 2012

Our house is being redone because of Sandy so we literally have nothing done... the walls to her room arent even up yet... just the framing of the inside.

JuliaBug · December 2012

The "nursery" looks almost exactly the same as it did before I found out about baby 2. The only thing I have done was to paint it. The crib and changing table are still set up in DS's room.

I bribed DH yesterday. I told him he can upgrade his computer when the nursery is done.

kleigh926 · December 2012

We are actually in pretty good shape. We had the room painted and plans for new carpet before I was even pregnant, so that worked in our favor. The crib and glider are put together and ready to go. All the blankets, sheets, and clothes have been washed and put away either in the dresser or under the crib. The pack-n-play is set up because we'll be using that as our changing table. DH installed new closet doors a few weeks ago. All I really need to do yet is get some shelves hung so I have more places to put things (it's a very small room), and I'm going to be ordering some wall decals for decoration. I also want to get the closet doors painted.

Disclaimer: I don't have any other kids and only work part-time, so I do have a decent amount of time on my hands to get things ready!

2moms2b · December 2012

ericalee27:
Totally done...but we didn't have much to do pretty much using DS1s as is and I'm likely to be having this baby in the next few weeks, so we had a faster timetable than most

This except this is #1 and #2. We have the cribs up, closet organized and this week I am washing all bedding, inserts like the rnp, swings, and clothes. We are on a much shorter time table as my doctor told me to put my hospital bag in the car as we could be any time now with the twins. Plus my mobility is out the window so I wanted to get it all done while I could still move.

I will say due to space restrictions where we live, the boys will be in their room from day one so I was extremely motivated to get it done plus I cheated and had a bunch of help from my mom and MIL. Now the rest of my house, not so much!

moosegal · December 2012

DS2's room is still set up as a guest room. I probably won't even buy a new crib until after he's born. We have a PNP and RNP that he can sleep in at the beginning if needed.

meggipi5 · December 2012

The closet is ready...that's about it.

I had my first small family shower two days ago, but am waiting on other showers in January to get more of what we need.

Today is the day we move out the furniture that is currently in there and do a little deep cleaning. I have one bookshelf and a glider, so DH and my dad are making a trip to Ikea to get our crib and dresser and put them together.

Slowly but surely? I'm not real worried.

Rosebean · December 2012

We have our nursery mostly set up.... Is the decorations and accessories I am working on this week. We have hardwood floors, so I want an area rug, 3-stage lamp, some storage bins for our change station. I still need to wash all clothing and bedding and sterilize toys and bottles.

That, and a family friend is coming next week to paint a tree on the wall.

I am picking up most of the stuff we need this week, but I am still deciding if I should wait to wash and clean everything in February. We are due on the 19th and my last day of work is on then1st.

jenlb03 · December 2012

UGH. Basically nothing. I need to get cracking! I am making my office into the nursery so I have not been super motivated. Hoping to work on it this week though now that the holidays are over. Still waiting on bedding and drapes I ordered months ago and the glider is FINALLY in so I can pick that up this week YAY.

JACKIE_RS88 · December 2012

The nursery will be painted this week. We have no crib, dresser, or chair purchased yet. Yeah, we're not in the best of shapes but bassinet in our bedroom is ready to go

mamasmurf12 · December 2012

We have not done anything. We have a queen sized bed in the room right now that we were waiting until after Christmas to sell so we could get DD a twin bed. SO, it's time to do that. I don't plan on doing a lot anyways. I want to paint the room, get some curtains, and hang a couple of pictures/her name. We have to transition the crib to a toddler bed for a few weeks to get DD used to it, and I'd like to have the crib in the baby's room for at least a few weeks before she goes into the crib (hopefully at around 3 mos) so that DD isn't dealing w/ the shock of a new baby PLUS that new baby taking her bed, lol!

Oh man...and I have 6.5 weeks....hopefully...lol.

ajetter · December 2012

The room is painted and we have a crib... Uh. That's about it :. With DD I got it all together in plenty of time. This time I think I'll be lucky to be halfway done by February.

MouseInLux · December 2012

Ours is mostly done as off today. I have some things that need to be taken out and the sheets need elastic in them

Our nursery is simple though, built in wardrobe (no other clothing storage), Ikea crib that was just moved from DD's bedroom but needs to be put back on the NB setting, a chair from Ikea and a cabinet that was in there from when I used the room as an office.

We put the decal up a few weeks ago and aren't painting the walls as the wardrobe is a nice grey color and we're using that as our "accent wall".

jadedtaboo · December 2012

We're in good shape, but in all honesty we totally cheated. I wanted wood floors put in and a professional to paint the walls and do decals so I just had to make a call. We still don't have a changing table, PNP, stroller, bouncer ect and I wont get it until my 10% discount comes up from my registry so it looks cute but it's not functional.

bumpuser5925118 · December 2012

It's painted, and furniture is set up. I had one shower, and just put everything in the room so it needs to be organized. I'm having another one (surprise) so I'm dragging my feet since I dont know if I'll need to return things. I need to wash the clothes that we have so far as well. I should get one that....

a13049 · December 2012

I woke up this morning on a mission. We had nothing done. For Christmas we got our last piece of furniture and I was so excited to start. I wash all the new orn-3 m clothes and organized it. Put all the furniture together and in place and washed the bedding and have it all ready to go. I still need to wash the 6m clothes and organize it, hang up or organize a handful of pictures and decorations and pick out a rug since we have hard wood floors. I am really surprised how much progress I made in one morning, and really exited how it just starts coming together. We still have 2 (maybe 3) shower to go, but it feels so good to be ready just in case.

Justinlove · December 2012

Well, considering it is still set up as a guest bedroom....I can assure you we are not even close! My dad and DH have been doing some remodeling on the main floor to convert an unused living room into an office. It is almost done at which point the guest bed will be moved into the former upstairs office and we can paint the nursery and put it together.

We have the crib from DD and I have the fabric to make the bedding for the nursery. Dresser is ordered as are the curtains. The baby will be in a bassinet in our room, so it isn't critical that the nursery is perfect...but I want it to be!

penguingrrl · December 2012

Hmmm, well the crib is still disassembled in the attic. We haven't decided whether his crib is going in our room or his sisters room (we have a two bedroom house so in the end all three will be bunking in together for at least a while) and haven't looked for new bedding since the bedding we used for the girls was pink and flowered. I'll be getting a bunch of clothes this weekend because my cousin has a son and is due the same week I am with a girl, so we're switching our clothing collections. He has a new carseat to come home in and there's a pack n play at my mom's (right around the corner, so no hassle), so worst case scenario my mom and DH would have to scramble while I'm in the hospital to make sure he has a ride home and somewhere to sleep lol!

Once the holidays are over (which to me is after New Years) then we'll start figuring out what we need to do before he arrives and setting things up.

JumpAroundBucky · December 2012

Baseboards have been replaced, room is painted (I was going to do a stripe, but lost the ambition to do so, so I decided it's done being painted), carpets have been cleaned, and furniture has been moved in. Not all the furniture is assembled and I haven't done any decorating. I have done nothing with the closet (it is COMPLETELY empty. No shelves, racks, NOTHING), and we don't have our bedding set yet.

Shayliz · December 2012

My nursery was just emptied this past weekend... it still needs to be painted, decorated, crib assembled, other furniture bought.. so I'd say it's 5% done since it is empty, lol.

WinterBenson · December 2012

I'm getting there. I need to make curtains and a couple of little DIY things. Also, we don't have a crib mattress but we registered for one. After the shower if I don't have one, we'll get one.

My SIL has gotten nowhere with hers. She is only 3 weeks behind me and her nursery is still full of junk like treadmills and such. So don't feel too bad!

amberrae45 · December 2012

WinterBenson:
I'm getting there. I need to make curtains and a couple of little DIY things. Also, we don't have a crib mattress but we registered for one. After the shower if I don't have one, we'll get one.nbsp;My SIL has gotten nowhere with hers. She is only 3 weeks behind me and her nursery is still full of junk like treadmills and such. So don't feel too bad! nbsp;nbsp;

I love that tree by the crib!

froggystomper · December 2012

I got her clothes sorted today.... Uh that's it. Got all of her newborn to 3m stuff out in the closet organizer everything else is in bags and boxes still. All the Christmas storage is in there currently so I need to get all that down and stored elsewhere. Then I still need the crib (which I believe my dad is getting us late this month), a dresser, and a book shelf. I have the stroller/carseat in there and ready to go if we need to take off and possible return with baby early. I have a rocking chair? Does that count as more ready? Lol. Really I won't finish until probably late this month, since money is so tight and we still need some big ticket stuff.

red daisy · December 2012

We painted my sons room over Thanksgiving when my parents were here and are giving the baby the crib changing table, etc. Just waiting to set the room up until next week b/c my parents are going to be here tomorrow until the 1st and need somewhere to sleep (son will get the queen bed and then his crib will go to the baby.) Basically a giant case of musical beds around here! We basically have everything we need and I'm not stressing too much about getting it all done on time. Prolly will have her sleep in our room for a few weeks anyway since my Mom is going to be staying with us to help care for my son and I want her to have a bed to sleep in so my son will probably stay in the crib/toddler bed until after my Mom goes home.

9fraulein · December 2012

Haven't worked on it at all....it's still an office with a futon and a growing corner of bags of baby things...

Heartstrings13 · December 2012

We still need carpeting. We are down to the subfloor in the nursery. We are putting a deposit down with a company today, so I'm hoping they can come in ASAP and get it done. Then we need to order the crib and get everything in to the room. I was starting to panic, but we do have the walls painted and the mural is just about done, so it's really just filling the room. And since he'll spend a little time with us, we have time, so I'm not quite as freaked about it as I was.

Here are a couple of photos of the mural. I need to add more leaves, the trees need some more detail and the one bear still needs a nose. Other than that, I have to figure out the bears eyes... the black blends in too much.

k8917 · December 2012

wow, Heartstrings, that mural is AMAZING!!! did you paint that yourself?!

beautiful!

Have to say, reading these other posts it's nice to know I'm not totally alone. Our nursery is still a guest bedroom, and it needs to be painted. I had originally thought I couldn't do any of the painting, but I might end up chipping in because I don't think it will get done otherwise!!!

We have furniture (crib, tall dresser, double dresser/changing table, and rocker) all ordered, but like some others, it is likely it won't arrive until after the baby is here!

We do have a cradle that my late father-in-law built that is in our bedroom for baby's first month or so, so hopefully we'll be okay for a little while, although I would love for the furniture to get here early!!!

Heartstrings13 · December 2012

k8917:

wow, Heartstrings, that mural is AMAZING!!! did you paint that yourself?!

beautiful!

Have to say, reading these other posts it's nice to know I'm not totally alone. Our nursery is still a guest bedroom, and it needs to be painted. I had originally thought I couldn't do any of the painting, but I might end up chipping in because I don't think it will get done otherwise!!!

We have furniture (crib, tall dresser, double dresser/changing table, and rocker) all ordered, but like some others, it is likely it won't arrive until after the baby is here!

We do have a cradle that my late father-in-law built that is in our bedroom for baby's first month or so, so hopefully we'll be okay for a little while, although I would love for the furniture to get here early!!!

Thanks. We actually cheated a little and used a projector to trace most of the images on the wall and then painted them. Some of the details are free hand, but it would be a disaster if I tried to draw large scale. haha.

wells2010 · December 2012

we are pretty much good to go. This week I've started washing clothing and blankets and such. I thought it would only be a few loads, but I was so wrong! We also need to install new closet doors and I'd like to get some rubbermaid bins for all of the clothing she won't fit into just yet. Tomorrow DH is putting plastic over the windows so hopefully it will make the room a little less drafty. We have a small mobile next to the window that has been swaying with the breeze!

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