Baby Boy Nursery Etsy Finds

When it comes to decorating and party planning I'm slightly obsessed with this little website called Etsy!  Perhaps you've heard of it? ;)

Really there's just way too much cuteness and inspiration on that site! So it wasn't surprising when I searched through the site and found several goodies to help me decorate my baby boy's room.

Now, I love Land of Nod and Pottery Barn Kids with the best of them. While I like to use certain pieces from there while decorating (curtains, rugs, side table etc.) I also enjoy adding some personal finds that aren't so commercial and that have a much more appealing price tag!

Today I'd like to share my completed baby boy's room and links to the Etsy shops where I found some adorable decor.

With the help of Pinterest I decided awhile back that I wanted the colors to be shades of brown and blue and his bedding set the tone for the monkeys and guitar theme. Also, my husband and I both play guitar so it seemed rather fitting. We also think our little guy is a rock star- so there you have it! :)

This is the name plaque that's above the changing table. My girls had the individual wooden name letters that you can get at Pottery Barn Kids for their nurseries but I always had a hard time getting them straight and when I did overtime they always seemed to move and looked slightly crooked. So when I found these I knew it was exactly what I was looking for! 

I found this at The Etsy Shop Nelson Gifts. 

Next up are these adorable prints that I framed and placed on the wall next to the window. The top one has my sons birth statistics and the bottom one has the chevron print with the phrase You Are Loved. The chevron print is all over the place these days and I love the saying and how the prints looked together. These were found at Etsy Shop Indigo Rain. I seriously could buy everything from this shop! They have some super cute prints!! 

The subway art above the crib was found and purchased at Etsy Shop Grabers Graphics. They sell beautiful wall decals and wooden "subway art" signs like "Sometime being a brother is even better than being a SUPERHERO".  

Come on? Doesn't get much cuter than that! 

The frames next to the wood sign are not Etsy finds but thought I would include where I purchased them anyway, especially since I love them so much!They are from Poppy Tree Frames. I'm a huge fan! They are worth every penny and I'm hoping to make a family room photo wall in the near future using some of their frames. 

Last but not least is the Born to Rock print found at  Etsy Shop Yassis Place. Another shop with some really wonderful prints. I have my eye on their You are My Sunshine set for my girls bedrooms.  The print is placed on a fairly thin shelf so I needed to have a small frame for it. I found the frame at Michaels and it was very inexpensive but fit perfectly! 

It was a labor of love but finally my little boy has a room to call his own with some nice unique touches! (If I do say so myself) 

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The Mom of a Kindergartener

My sweet Mallory, my first born child, had her first day of Kindergarten last week. There were tears shed, by me, not her.

She happily walked down the street with her best friend, also in Kindergarten but in a different class.

She waited in line smiling and talking with her daddy and sister.

She walked away waving goodbye. And that was that. She was gone and I truly felt that this was the real first step in letting go.

Now here we are a week into sending her off and she absolutely loves it and I can say with most certainty that I love being the mom of a Kindergartener!

 I love meeting the other parents and knowing that we are all in this together. We will likely watch all our children grow up together as they continue their school years.

I love the newness and the excitement and knowing that this is the start of something wonderful for her.

I love knowing that this is just the beginning and we still have so many years ahead of us living together as a family.  I may not be young *Ahem* but our family is young.

 I really am so excited for her. She's a lot like me in that she loves school. I remember being in kindergarten and I remember how excited I was to go to school.

There's something about knowing that your child will likely remember these moments that takes this parenting thing to a whole other level.

She will remember.

I will remember.

Together we will both remember these days and it really just doesn't get better than that!

So here's to all the mamas sending their children off to Kindergarten for the first time! We really are all in this together! 

Are you the mom of a kindergartener? I'd love to see your pictures or perhaps you've shared your thoughts on you blog. Please link in comments below. 

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