| Decorating the Nursery | | | | selection can be difficult especially when |
| | | | one looks past the first year. Plush toys and |
| Decorating the nursery for an expected | | | | teddy bears can add the jovial element to a |
| arrival can be thrilling, but also | | | | room, while wooden toys and unique |
| overwhelming. Making plans and choosing the | | | | collectables offer a taste of the care and |
| perfect patterns can be even more exhausting | | | | devotion which parents invested in the |
| than simply trying to survive the third | | | | decorating process, |
| trimester of pregnancy, but it doesn't have | | | | |
| to be that way. There are simple points to | | | | Nurseries generally are beautiful as well as |
| consider when making a selection that can | | | | functional, and the characteristic pink or |
| ease the process considerably. | | | | blue is often the underlying decorating |
| | | | theme. Using traditional decorating colors |
| The minute you find out you're expecting a | | | | for crib bedding sets or wall paper works |
| little bundle of joy, your thoughts almost | | | | well if you've waited until the second |
| immediately turn to the nursery. Next to | | | | trimester to begin decorating, but you simply |
| adorable little clothes and baby booties, the | | | | may not know the gender of your baby if you |
| nursery is by far the best part of preparing | | | | decorate any earlier. |
| for baby. The nursery represents not only | | | | |
| your style and attention to detail, but the | | | | Gender neutral patterns are an excellent way |
| amount of preparation you have completed for | | | | to plan for baby before he or she is willing |
| your new angel. | | | | to share his or her anatomy on ultrasound. |
| | | | Preparing the nursery in gender neutral |
| When to Decorate | | | | shades of green, yellow, or even red also |
| | | | offers the opportunity to use the same room |
| The first big question facing most newly | | | | or crib bedding sets for another baby down |
| expecting mothers is when to prepare the | | | | the line- regardless of that baby's gender. |
| nursery. In some cultures and households | | | | With a gender neutral background, specific |
| there is a great deal of superstition | | | | gender is easy to identify through unique |
| surrounding preparing for a baby before he | | | | collectibles or toys. Websites such as |
| arrives safely home from the hospital. This, | | | | offer many deluxe nursery bedding sets to |
| of course, is perfectly understandable, but | | | | help narrow down options the perfect choice. |
| those on the other end of the spectrum are | | | | |
| anxious to begin preparing the nursery for a | | | | Also, don't be afraid to include items which |
| variety of reason. | | | | demonstrate your own personality or which |
| | | | simply appeal to you. Unique nightlights, |
| One reason to prepare the nursery early is to | | | | such as the Twilight Turtle Constellation |
| spread the cost over many months rather than | | | | Nightlight can be a unique, but highly |
| spend the large sums of money required within | | | | functional part of any nursery. The Twilight |
| a single week or two. Another reason for | | | | Turtle actually displays constellations on |
| decorating the nursery early in the pregnancy | | | | the walls and ceiling of the nursery creating |
| is simply the mother-to-be's energy level. | | | | a soothing effect for baby. |
| Early in pregnancy, moms have considerably | | | | |
| greater flexibility and balance than in the | | | | A final consideration for preparing the |
| final trimester when the large belly prevents | | | | nursery is somewhat bittersweet. Your |
| some of even the most common movements. It is | | | | adorable infant will only stay a little for a |
| far easier to put up a wallpaper border when | | | | very short time. After the first year, your |
| you can bend down to reach the glue or climb | | | | baby will be well on her way to toddler, and |
| the necessary ladder. | | | | the adorable ducks and lambs may no longer |
| | | | suit your little darling who is now |
| How to Decorate | | | | fascinated with giant purple dinosaurs and |
| | | | ponies. Of course, toddlers don't have much |
| Regardless of when you plan to begin | | | | say in decorating, but by planning ahead with |
| decorating the nursery, there are still many | | | | a color or pattern in nursery bedding that is |
| questions to be answered about styles and | | | | toddler friendly, as well as suitable for |
| patterns. Crib bedding sets and coordinated | | | | your newborn, you will be able to stretch |
| accessories come in a multitude of colors, | | | | your decorating time, dollar, and energy. |
| prints, and patterns. Making the right | | | | |