The Pink & Chocolate Retreat

Before Brooke was a she, she was a TBD. We decided not to find out the gender in advance, so up until 1:13 AM on 10/1 it was a surprise. This made some things complicated for me in the shopping arena, most notably with clothing and her bedroom. I knew either way the room would be brown, and then we would accent it with pink or blue depending on the gender of the baby. I'm still working on the room, which since Brooke's arrival has received some touches of pink ... but the two biggest items that really ARE the room are still in process. We ordered a pink and brown rug, and some pink and brown draperies.

I found out that the rug is getting "released" today, meaning it should arrive within a week or so. For her draperies, one of the fabrics is backordered and wont be in until next week - which means they should be ready the week after.

I am not a girly girl at all, and actually didnt own any pink until I ended up with 2 pink maternity shirts. Its funny though how now that I have a little girl all I do is buy pink outfits and doll up her room in (almost excessive) amounts of pink. Soon enough Brooke will have a room ideal for a little princess ... I'm sure she is totally stoked :)

This is what the rug looks like - just too cute!

The rug in a room is not Brooke's room, but a pic from the website. First of all, her name isnt "Sophia", and second of all, Brooke doesnt have a teepee in her room cuz that would be weird.