We are so thrilled to announce that our twinkles decided to make an early appearance (though not entirely surprising) on Cinco de Mayo.  Thank you all for your well wishes and support throughout this entire process.  We are truly humbled by your love & outreach throughout our entire pregnancy.  I'll be easing back into blogging, but in the meantime, you can always keep up via instagram, twitter, facebook, & snapchat (username: cmacmeekin).

The main thing that we wanted to focus on was functionality: one room isn't terribly a lot of space and you need to fit a lot of things into it.  We went for items that served dual purposes; for example: a dresser that we could put a changing pad on top of for storage and diaper changes, a day bed that could serve in lieu of a rocker and allow both girls to be close to whomever had them at the moment, but also was a pull out if we needed extra sleeping WITH drawers for storage.


And then we added pieces that elevated the space: changed out drawer pulls, found pieces of art or included items that meant something to us.  Another personal favorite of mine are the mobiles which Scott made.  (True story).

Usually Scott and I don't exactly see eye-to-eye when it comes to design.  We are both opinionated (him with it being his profession and me with, well, being me) and it usually ends in a fight in the middle of a insert-your-favorite-furniture-store-here.  Good news is, with the nursery, we are pretty much on the same page.  We are going for mostly neutrals, with some pops of pink and golds (including a gold accent wall of some sort - if we can find something that works).


Having twins puts a new spin on things as we need to utilize the space to hold two cribs and a lot of storage.  We ended up not using any of the items that we had used (and stored in anticipation of another child) for Liam.  It wasn't ideal, but we needed more space-conscience cribs; a changing table that served as both a place for changing, as well a storage; and a seating arrangement that had more space.

This week we are gallivanting around Disney, but you might have noticed a rather large announcement on my instagram.  No your eyes are not deceiving you; we are thrilled to announce that we'll be expected two bundles of joy in May of next year.  I'll be providing a few more details upon our return next week, but needless to say this might provide some explanation as to why outfit posts have been a little sparse lately (I'm already showing quite a lot) and I've been generally MIA (the first trimester was a little rough).

And for those of you who need a little guidance on the title of the post, you know I can't pass up a good Clue reference.

I've gotta be honest, when we first found out we were having a boy (besides excitement), I was a bit intimidated.  Girls are totally in my wheel-house and the prospect of raising a boy was a bit daunting to say the very least.  How do you instill in boys (or girls, for that matter) everything that they need to thrive and be a happy, successful adult? It's a tall order and kinda stressful if you let this whole concept bog you down.  But then every moment that I spend time with our sweet boy, I'm reminded of how innately good and sweet and kind and joyful he is. His personality at almost 8 months is simply amazing...he's so easy going, loving, and just so cool.  (I just want to bottle that up and sprinkle it on him when he reaches his teenage angsty years.)  But it's funny how the universe works, just when you need an answer, one comes to you.  Another blog I read, A Cup of Jo, provided me with the answer of what I hope to teach and instill in our darling little boy.

Truthfully, I'm not as environmentally conscious as I should be.  I love a long, hot shower; most of the time I forget to recycle; and all-in-all (embarrassingly) sustainability to me means a longevity of a piece I include in my wardrobe.  It's not that I'm not interested in sustainability, it's just that if it doesn't fit into my lifestyle easily enough, I'm not going to go out of my way.




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