We went with the sports theme as Kevin and I both love sports so much and of course Kevin has aspirations of Carter being the next football, baseball, or basketball star! Also I wanted a theme that Carter could grow into. I didn't want it to babyish and then have to go out and buy all new stuff in a few years. So hopefully he'll like it and we can keep with the sports theme for 10 years or so.
I also decided not to paint his room. You see I'm in real estate and I'm really scarred from all the BAD paint jobs and all the random colors houses have. I'm all about the neutrals, especially if we are only going to live in this house for maybe 3-4 more years. I didn't want it painted blue or something and then try and sell the house...so no paint!
So here it is!
Thanks to the new iPhone 5, I could do some panorama photos of the room. (Sorry for the bright sunlight!)
Here is his cute little rug to match his bedding and such. We wanted these awesome football and basketball rugs, but just decided we shouldn't spend that much money on them, so we settled for this one.
Here is one side of his room.
Here is a close up his wall shelves. I'll probably continue to add stuff to the shelves, but for now they house some picture frames and other sports stuff. They also how our 2, yes 2 baby cameras! Kevin insisted that we get a dropcam (the top one) which we can access with our iphones at anytime. It will also send you a notification if any movement and such happens. But also wanted a monitor I could just have on and hear immediately, so we got another one that has an awesome video monitor and such.
This is my favorite thing in his room. See how its a cute baseball... then look below...
Now its a little chair and ottoman for him! I love it!!
Here is a close up of his bedding. We went back and forth on the whole crib bumper and such. Every doctor and nurse tells us not to get a regular one, but many friends say they are fine. Obviously the normal ones are cuter, but we opted on the safe side and went with a breathable one. I also love the mobile. So cute!
LOVE these letters. One of my baby shower hostess had got them for the shower and gave them to me afterwards and I think they work perfect in his room.
Some cute decor that goes with his bedding.
Now this wall is right by the door to his room and we have cute hooks to hang stuff on. We also have a cute stool my friend Jamie made for Carter!
A sign above his door.
Cute door tag my sister got Carter!
Here we have his dresser with his sound machine and humidifier on it. There is also a cute pillow on there and then a mirror above it!
This is actually a side table from my grandmother (who passed away this year) house. Love that it can be in his room next to the glider. We also have a cute lamp and trash can that matches his bedding.
Here's the glider with a cute pillow that has a basketball on one side and a baseball on the other.
Here is a picture of the other side of the room.
Here is his changing table with the dirty clothes basket. You can't really see it but the diaper genie is on the other side! Also with his diaper bags that we are getting ready for his arrival!
Here are some of the other wall decorations above and below!
We also have a 2nd living area (our loft) upstairs. Its where Kevin and I hang out the most when its just the two of us. So I decided I wanted a play area in there for Carter and a place to store all his toys and such. So here it is!!
Then I also decided Carter needed a kid bathroom since he'll be the one using it the most. So I redecorated it. It is still a work in progress and not completely done, but here is what we have so far...
