After two months of living in our new house, we have finally “finished” one room. Baby Ella practically slept in a drawer in Chicago – You probably think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. She certainly deserves more space than any of us, so yay for her very own nursery, at 10 months old.

Every piece of furniture in her room is a hand-me-down. This is what happens to the second child. If you look close enough you’ll see the fruits of our move on everything – there are more chips and marks than I would like to admit. Here’s the truth though, we know as Moms that this is all for us, right? Baby never knows the difference, as E can attest.

You should have seen Poppy’s face when our painter put the first coat of this yellow up on the wall. I do admit that it came up very, very bright, but I had faith that it would soften upon drying and it did. One of the reasons we bought this place was the collection of beautiful plantation shutters that adorn the entire front of the house – and lucky Baby E, she has one in her room. So, the yellow that I chose (Sherwin Williams Lantern Light) is even sweeter and sunnier than I planned. And who wouldn’t want to wake up to that everyday??