Weekend reads and almost ready...

We're finally close to being prepped for Little Reader's arrival (I'm not sure I'll ever be ready!). About two weeks or so to go!

As we had to move into a one bedroom, we're sharing nursery space, so we decided to pick a muted nautical theme (with hints of Moby Dick, my wife's favorite book) for our room.

We got an inexpensive duvet cover from Ikea in a muted cream and slate blue stripe, and using a cheaper Ikea mirror, my wife managed to replicate a pricy Restoration Hardware mirror I had my heart set on.

I found the striking Moby Dick decal on Etsy, and my wife refinished all our bedroom furniture with chalk paint, to give things a distressed look. And since we're swimming in adorable baby clothes, we strung up a clothes line to show of a rotation of our favorites (including ones, no doubt, Little Reader will quickly outgrow).

It's been fun nesting, although we still have one more thing to do: install the car seat! After that, I think I'll feel prepped for Little Reader to get here. I've started packing my overnight bag -- my wife keeps teasing me that I'm tossing books in, like I'll read during delivery -- but it makes me feel better to have books on hand!

My weekend reads are sadly the same ones from last week; both The Sharp Hook of Love and Hand of Fire are stellar, but between prep, childbirth classes, and general exhaustion, I've had little energy to read. I hope to snuggle in this weekend and get some serious reading done!

What are you reading this weekend?

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