Planning and decorating Tilly's nursery was, by far, one of the most exciting steps in preparing for our baby girl.  I LOVED every step of the process--from picking the color scheme to adding the final decorative touches.  And I could not be happier with how it turned out!  Of course, there were a few  stressful moments during those few weeks... I mean c'mon, this is ME we're talking about--Mrs. OCD-it's not finished until I say so-perfectionista... But, my amazing husband has learned how to deal with this adorable side of of my personality, and we survived those few little hiccups without too much pain! :) Even before we knew that we were having a girl, we decided that we would paint the nursery walls a pale gray.  Then, depending on whether we were having a boy or a girl, we would add touches of color to accent.  Once we found out that were expecting a daughter, we easily decided to accent with pale pinks and white.  Of course, I scoured Pint...

Who knew that a tiny, 7 pound (at least that's what I'm hoping for) human being could need so much stuff?!?!  Looking back over that last 9 months, I think I could say that registering for and purchasing baby items for our Little Nugget has by far been the most stressful aspect of pregnancy.  We decided to register at a couple different places (Babies-R-Us and Target) for some variety, and I thought the process was going to be so exciting and fun.  But, when we arrived at the stores, I was completely overwhelmed!  They handed us a whole booklet and 2 page list of "essentials" that we would HAVE to have to properly care for our child.  I took one look at that list, and thought "Holy cow!  If a tiny baby needs ALL of these things to survive, how can anyone afford a child?!?!"  I didn't even know what some of the items were... Like a car seat saver? And what's the different between a mattress pad and a waterproof pad for the crib mattress?  So, ...