Yesterday's Story... and The beginning of our Nursery

Yesterday started out to be a great day. I was on my way to work, a little earlier than usual, when I started coughing. There's been a lot of extra stuff in my throat every morning. I don't know if it's the pregnancy, or just springtime allergies in Nevada.

Anyway, one second I was coughing, and the next, it had hit my gag reflex, and I had to throw up. At first, I thought I could just smile and get over it. (It's nearly impossible to vomit while smiling; using the muscles prevents one from gagging.) But then I knew that wouldn't be possible. I changed lanes to exit as soon as possible. I should've went on to the shoulder and turned on my blinkers, but I didn't think I would actually vomit in my lap. Which I did. I got off the highway and then had to wait at a stoplight before I could turn into whatever was nearest, a Burger King.

There, I went straight in to the bathroom, hoping no one would notice the mess on my pants. I stripped down and cleaned up the best I could. Then I explained my situation to the middle-aged Hispanic woman at the cash register. "Is there any way I could borrow a... bucket or something to clean up my car?" She left and returned with a giant roll of brown paper towels. She then proceeded to make me a wad the size of a beach ball. "I hope this helps." She said. "I'm so sorry..." I began to apologize when she stopped me. "I understand." she said, looking me in the eyes like she'd been there.

I arrived to work barely in time, but my manager was in a pickle as well. She had lost her store key. This bought me time to run to Old Navy to purchase a new pair of pants, but I no longer had the time to clean out my car before we opened. There weren't many of us there, so we remained busy. I wasn't able to clean out my car till I got home. I'm not sure that mark will ever come completely out of the driver's seat...

For the second half of this post, I have started to think about where Baby will stay.

Here is our guestroom. It's pretty small, but I think we'll be able to make it work!

In Reno there's an upholstery store that is slowly going out of business... I wonder if that's just a ploy to sell more fabric. Anyway, some of the fabric is extremely cheap, and some is only kind-of cheap. I went in a few days ago to pick out the beginning of the Nursery's style. Here's what I came up with! There will be lots of giraffe print, with the other two to accent it. I think mostly the room will be yellow and brown.

My Nursery Ideas

Soon after discovering that we were pregnant (At least two months ago!) I started wondering about nurseries, and supplies, and what we would do about those things. I don't intend to spend a lot of money, and I don't intend to devote an entire room to the nursery. Here are the ideas I had, and some inspiration boards to go with each!

First, (and probably least likely) is a low-contrast color scheme. It would be soft, and I love the neutral browns... but we'd be talking about trying to keep a white room clean, which I know I could never do.
Next is a high contrast room. This works well with a Victorian style. Despite the pinks, I think it would be possible to make a gender-neutral room, suitable for future babies.
After that, I really liked the pictures of unique, simple nurseries. Some of these could quite possibly be my favorites!
I was also inspired by the nurseries with deep browns. It's a nice change from the strictly pastel rooms.
Here are nurseries with a very home-made touch. I really liked the picture-covered walls, and the home-sewn curtains and blankets. There's also a vintage feel that gets the "Over in the Meadow" song stuck in my head.
And Last, there were some random pictures that I liked that didn't really fit into the other categories.
And of course, I have to keep in mind the limited space in our guest room and the furniture that's already there. I'll also have to wait on the crib that Tim will provide. I did have a lot of fun, though, organizing pictures I liked into ideas!