Hey hey, friends. How was each of your weekends? I had an amazing weekend celebrating Little Lady June with a family baby shower, enjoying some warmer weather after a week of snow and ice, soaking up our last moments as a family of three with David and HDawg and watching some Super Bowl commercials, er, football. I thought Bruno Mars was bomb, did y'all?! He's a cool guy.

A couple of weeks ago, I shared our updated nursery plans with you. Otherwise entitled as... Oh Crap, We're Having A Girl So Let's Change the Little Boy Nursery! The general idea? Ballet slipper pink, hot magenta pink and shiny metallic gold. Oh, and baby blue.


 I know, baby blue is not exactly a traditional little girl nursery color, right? If you follow my nursery inspiration board on Pinterest, you know that I've found some great inspiration from other blue-toned little girl bedrooms. Before we learned that Little Lady June is, in fact, a she, David and I had already picked up a couple of gallons of light blue paint for the nursery. So, we decided to roll with it.


Ta-da! We chose a sweet, very light baby blue color called Mountain Air. Of course, it's my favorite paint brand- Emerald by Sherwin Williams. I recently used this brand to paint our dining room gray and to paint HDawg's room the "perfect baby boy blue"- a much more saturated, brighter baby blue. I can't speak anything but good about this paint brand- it goes on well, includes a primer base, is completely VOC free (including the colorants added to the paint base) and generally rocks my world.

First off, here's a quick before shot of the room. This tiny little bedroom sits closest to the master bedroom upstairs in our rental home. David and I opted to use this small room and leave the fourth, larger bedroom for guests. There's something about creating a snug little nursery that just feels right. Needless to say, it's a tight squeeze, but I like it.


No, I clearly did not stage this photo. In fact, I didn't even take my snack out of the picture. #pregnantladyneedstoeatatalltimes

Thanks to a fresh coat of paint, this boring little room is now fresh and bright!




Pretty, right? And not too boyish! In fact, we've already injected a whole lot of pink and gold into this room... and I can promise you it looks amazing! Perfect for a little girl, baby blue or not. Okay fine, you twisted my leg. Here's a sneak peek.


So, what do you think? Can I make baby blue work for a little girl?

FYI, the paint I described in this post was provided to me by Sherwin Williams. Aside from the product, I was provided no other compensation for using or writing about this paint. All opinions and information that I share are completely my own. And the crackers are all mine. Pregnant girl problems.

Psst! Old Navy is having a huge kids sale right now! I picked up some adorable items for HDawg and Little Lady June for a steal.

How could I not grab this striped henley for $7?! I also love the striped cardigan and classic oxford shirt.


And LLJ didn't miss out! All I have to say is... THIS ROMPER! So many cute shirts and shoes, too.