It’s been 8 weeks now with Fischer, and I wanted to share all the things we’ve needed so far. Some of these things we got at our baby shower, some I bought before baby arrived, and some I bought after he was here as we discovered more things we needed. There are just so many baby products out there, so I hope this is helpful!
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Nursery Tour at the Atown Aframe
I’m really excited to share Fischer’s nursery! Our decor plans changed a little from the beginning to the end, but always had the same vibe. We didn’t want a theme, as we aren’t really theme type people when it comes to decor. I wanted his room to feel like an extension of our house, design wise, and not feel like a “kids” room. As you know our vibe is Mid Century Modern, Palm Springs, desert, so that’s what we did for his room too. We brought in greens and oranges, mid century modern furniture and lighting, and put up desert photos I took on our first trip to Palm Springs a few years ago. Nursery items can get pricey, but I found some great deals while still being able to stick to the look I wanted.
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Adding Wallpaper To Your Walls
So let me start off by saying that the first panel of wallpaper went up really easy, and then every piece after was a bit of a pain haha. The instructions (and youtube videos) don’t tell you exactly how much water to use to make it sticky enough, so you’re just guessing, it claims you can slide the wallpaper around for a good 20 minutes or so as you adjust it which is NOT TRUE, they mention nothing in the instructions about how to line up the pattern, and they make cutting the wallpaper at the ceiling or around anything super easy looking.
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Our Desert Inspired Co-Ed Baby Shower
We decided to have a co-ed baby shower for a few reasons, which I’m going to talk about below! I think it’s a great option for everyone :) When deciding on the location and theme of our shower, we picked our friends parents house ( they were nice enough to let us have it there) because their backyard is super pretty with a pool and vineyard views. Sadly, a big storm decided to show up the day of our shower forcing us to be indoors. Thanks to my bffs and our moms, we moved things inside and made it equally as cute! As far as the theme goes, desert vibes was the OBVIOUS choice. I didn’t want a gender related theme or a baby related theme, I just wanted something that made sense with our style. My good friend Jess and my sister in law Jenae put together this amazing cactus balloon sculpture which I wish I could have taken home with me and kept forever haha.
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Our Desert Maternity Photos
I knew I wanted our maternity photos in Joshua Tree from the moment we found out we were pregnant. I realized we would be there mid December for a Palm Springs wedding, so we should make it happen on that trip. I also was totally fine doing our photos while I was still on the smaller side (I wanted to have these photos and our baby shower done before I was huge and uncomfortable). For reference, I’m 26 weeks in these photos. So we met up with Carmen Santorelli the day after the wedding and did our photos. We luckily were able to bring Sawyer down with us too!! I mean, I probably wouldn’t have been able to do our maternity photos without him haha. I see a lot of bad maternity photos online that are just too cheesy, and I wanted to stay away from that. I wanted these photos to just capture this moment in our life and for us, it was just our yearly photos.
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Our Gender Reveal Party
In early September we had a gender reveal party at our house. I love any excuse for a party, so I wasn’t going to let this moment slip by without a celebration! We went in to find out the gender via a blood test around 9 weeks, but the only person who knew was our friend/photographer Tina. She emailed the confetti seller on Etsy, Once Upon A Party Co., with the gender and kept our secret for us for about 2 weeks! It was so fun getting to find out the gender of baby Poff with our friends and family. And in case you’re wondering, I had a strong feeling it was a boy, so I wasn’t surprised at all haha.
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Feb 2. Weekend Update + Links!
If you followed us on Instagram stories over the weekend, then you know that we put together our guest bedroom and a lot of the nursery. We had to finish laying some floors before we could bring things into the nursery, but we got it done!! We also had to clean up the guest room and get some things out of there before we could start. After that, we put together the bed frame and brought our old nightstands downstairs (if you’ve been following for a while then you know about this nightstand issue we had haha). Basically both rooms started as blank slates yesterday, so by the end of the day we felt very accomplished because the rooms look so good now!
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Why A Fixer Upper?
Buying a fixer upper has been a goal of ours for a long time (bucket list item for sure!). In case you didn't know, we've been together for 12 years, so dreaming of our future started when we were 17 years old (2007). When it came time to buy our first house in 2014 in Livermore, we had wanted a fixer upper. We offered on a house in a neighborhood that two of our friends lived in, and I really had my heart set it on it. It was a good price, it had the potential for an amazing kitchen, and overall would have been a good flip . We wound up having the highest offer, but lost to an all cash offer that was lower than ours.
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Maternity Style
I’m here to tell you that it is possible to buy regular clothes and not have to spend extra on maternity clothes, which won’t get much use ever again. When it comes to clothes, even before I was pregnant, I like to buy things that can be worn all year round, for any occasion, with any outfit. So as my belly grew, I found ways to buy clothes that I can still wear again after pregnancy, like jumpsuits, rompers, high waisted leggings, jeggings, and fitted mini dresses
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How To Live Through A Remodel
The biggest part about literally living (in the house) through a remodel is just reminding yourself that it will all eventually be done and worth it!! I think getting big things done first like kitchen cabinets, laying flooring, and painting walls all make a big impact and feel like progress is being made quickly
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