Ashlyn's Nursery!

When we got approved for adoption right before Christmas, they sent us a letter explaining that it is not guaranteed that every couple will have a child placed with them, and that the average wait for getting a child should be expected to be about 2 years. So, we definitely thought we had a while to get ready for a baby. We had just started saving to cover the adoption and possible travel costs, and we had also just started a plan for making some home improvements--like recarpeting our bedrooms and cleaning out the baby's room. Well, plans changed obviously, and here we are 2 months after getting approved with our sweet little baby girl already. Back in the day years ago when I dreamed about having kids I always pictured myself happily decorating the nursery for months in anticipation of having a baby. Because if you know me, you know I love decorating. WELL things sure didn't work out that way! But instead something even better came along.

The day we found out that Ashlyn was in Michigan waiting for us, I got a call from my brother Sam who said he and his wife Megan wanted to give us a present--to come up and decorate Ashlyn's nursery. I was kind of crying when he told me this. There have been so many miracles along the way of this whole journey, and though it may seem trivial, it meant a lot to me! Megan is brilliant and super artsy, and Sam likes to do little home improvement projects, so I think they were pretty excited about it too. We had a crib waiting at Collin's brother's house in Tremonton that they picked up, then I guess all my siblings pitched into buy us a glide rocker, and my Grandma in Denver sent $$ to get us a changing table. Yes, my brother Sam is a good salesman.

So here is the before picture of the baby's room, as we left it in our hurry to get to her: And here is the after!!!

I am so excited to see this in person! I have just gotten a webcam tour and these pictures so far. But as you can tell, Ashlyn is a very lucky girl who is loved by so many already. Having something like this taken care of eases my mind SO much as I think about all the craziness that will ensue once we finally get home! Thanks again Sam and Megan. I really think you guys should join the Extreme Home Makeover team, or start your own show!