Tatum's Nursery

crib / bookshelf / rocker / bedding / rug / bins (big/little) / Jesus love me sign

I meant to share this post when he was about two months old and since he'll be four months on Friday, I'm only a little bit late - better late than never is what I keep telling myself these days! When we heard "boy" I immediately knew I'd go navy blue instead of light blue.  I wanted to keep the room simple and at first it was just navy/white - that the red/teal got incorporated was sort of on accident but it just worked out that many items matched.

His furniture is a mix of items from Pottery Barn Kids - I tried to keep in mind pieces that could transition into a big boy room too.  We have a fairly big storage room downstairs so anything like his pack n play, stroller attachments, etc. we keep down there to keep the cluttering out.  He has a few toys in the bins and I'm sure when he can play he'll have a few more but for now we mostly play downstairs in the playroom (will share that soon!)

For now I love keeping it clean and "perfect" - I know the days will come soon where he can pull things off the shelves and they'll be everywhere - and that's okay!  I usually tidy it up each morning to be clean for the day.

alphabet wall art

In addition to the monogram on the wall, he has a bunch of personalized items in his room - I couldn't help myself.  I take his weekly picture every Monday and keep up with his blocks based on the week. The "Tatum" train is one of my favorite items we have and the two little lambs are from flower arrangements at my baby shower... as is the stuff lab dog, from my mom.  The bins at the bottle keep socks and burp clothes.

monogram / prints (etsy) / bins / stuffed animals (gifts) / name train / wooden rattles / 

navy abc blocks / age blocks 

Two of guestbooks have a little suite attached so we figured we'd take advantage of the space and use for the nursery.  The little shelf to the side will be great for once Tatum actually plays more and his anywhere chair I'm sure will be moved downstairs eventually but for now we use it for his monthly photos.

He has his own bathroom so we just started doing his baths up there with his little bathtub in the big tub - under the sink I store extra wipes, soaps, extra diaper bag items and such.

lil man cave sign / chair pillow 

His second set of bookshelves is more storage - the bottom bins have a few toys, books and stuff (literally), a stack of blankets that we're always using, a few wooden pieces and two accent lamps.

both wall prints (this etsy shop) / wooden animals / train (my brother's when he was a baby) / personalized block /

wooden puzzles / prayed pillow / Penn State + Dallas sensory blocks / piggy bank

They say when you have kids they come before you and that's 100% true - we haven't done our own closet yet but Tatum's was the top of our list when we moved in.  I'm much more of a visual person and I hate having clothes in drawers so just about all of his are hung up.  We use his drawers for diapers, towels, bodysuits, extra changing table liners, sleep sacks and things like that.