The Crib is FINISHED!

Well, this happened about 3 weeks ago, but with everything that's been going on, I haven't had the chance to share the fun news.

For those of you that are just chiming in, Brad refinished my dad's old crib that both me and my brother slept in, so that Caedmon and all the Hodgson babies can sleep in it. Here are the "Before" pictures:









As you can see, the crib used to be a light oak color with cute little bunnies and fawn on the headboard and footboard. This worked for me and my brother (ha, ha), but we thought that we'd do something a little different for Caedmon. Now after many hours of love labor in the ARS warehouse, here's Caedmon's new crib:









Brad added beadboard to the headboard and footboard to modernize the crib and stained it a nice espresso to match our changing table. I'm a big fan of the color and love the bedding as well. Caedmon would agree and thoroughly enjoys starring at the dots on his bumper pad.

Great work Brad, furniture-restaining extraordinaire!

The Countdown ...

Well, I just finished up my last day of work yesterday before beginning maternity leave and the countdown until baby Hodgson has really begun ... T-4 days until August 23. I think we're in good shape for the most part, the only thing we're still working on is the crib -- this is the one that my grandma gave us, the one that my dad slept in, that I slept in, that my brother slept in, that will soon be baby Hodgson's! Brad has been working late nights in the warehouse at work, staining, hanging and cutting. If you could only see him work: He's rigged up the crib with fishing line so that it hangs from the ceiling or from a pole between two ladders outside(depending on the weather outside) to stain and wipe each coat. At first glance, it looks like quite the art exhibit. But thankfully for Brad, the final masterpiece is almost in sight and it's going to be beautiful. Brad's such a great handyman!


Here are some "before" pictures of the crib: