Blue Bird Wants : Tweetie's room

Last week James and I went to Rota to get all the large ticket items that we need for when Tweetie gets here. Later on I'll write something on what we all got in terms of stroller and car seat and maybe I'll do a couple of reviews once I've had a chance to use them! There is a really nice US Naval base in Rota and it's about a 3 hour drive from Granada. Generally when we go there we stay at the Lodge and spend the day getting all our commissary items and ticking things off a tattered old list that we'll have been adding to for weeks. This time around, it was a baby gear run!

We had decided that rather than ordering to the PX and risk it not being there when we got to Rota, we would simply choose from what was there. It was actually a lot less overwhelming that way because we only had a couple of choices for each thing. Who cares if we didn't get the absolutely best, most perfect and absolutely THE most 'bang for your buck' stroller? We will have our little perfect daughter to put in it, and as long as it was good value for the money in general, safe and functional, and not a complete disaster to use, I'm happy! (I did however google all product recalls and reviews on the fly just to make sure.)

The one thing we didn't get at the PX was her crib. There were 2 to choose from, one large white one and a smaller cherrywood one. The cherry was quite dark so the really helpful guy at the PX suggested we visit the IKEA in Jerez which is only about 15-20 minutes away. It was my first time EVER at an IKEA. Thankfully it was open till 10pm because I was in..wow, I don't even know - an IKEA trance! We walked around for 2 hours taking it all in. I'm surprised we didn't fall asleep in one of the display rooms afterwards Ha haha!

So - we finally got her crib and James worked all day Saturday to put everything together for me so that I could finish decorating!

What I love about the room is that it is teensy - just a couple of metres across and wide, but we managed to fit everything what all we needed in there. I think it's completely cute and functional. I also love that there is evidence of our friends and family all around her room - little tokens of love!
The crib itself is my Momma's present to us. It is just so beautiful for a little girl's room. James was the Daddy-mastermind behind the netting which was 15.99 EUR from IKEA.

This is basically what you see when you walk in the door. We took the doors off of the closet to open the room a bit more (James and my Mom were initially against the idea but I really like how it turned out). I took one of the shelves out and replaced it with a hanging rod, which James attached securely by drilling some tiny holes on either side to hold it in place. Afterwards he even put her little outfits back in order of size! <3

We ended up getting a changing table after all, which I'm really thrilled about! Initially we weren't going to get one because I figured I would be mostly changing her on-the-go but the storage space underneath is really valuable, especially in such a small room!

Right of the room with my new gliding chair! I have it covered
with a blanket because of our naughty kitties! The room must
have a nice vibe to it as I keep finding Mia curled up asleep in there!

Left of the room

The room has a tiny shelf running along the top of the closet which is so handy for little things like this. The little lacy edging is from Grandma in the States! (as are pretty much all of Tweetie's hanging outfits underneath!)

Little teddies that I don't think are kiddie safe are going up top on the shelf!

I made this little box - or rather I bought it as nude pine, and painted
it pink and green and glued the hedgehogs on it. My sister will recognize those!

My friend Muriel made the necklace for us on the occasion of our wedding. She wrote a virtue on
each little bead as reminders of what makes for a successful marriage. What an amazing idea! We loved it.
Definitely a burn-box item.

The little porcelain house at the bottom of this picture is something my sister gave me many moons ago. It reminds
me of a little cottage in Ireland. I bought this book 'Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms' many moons ago in Boston because I thought it was so cute!