a penny for your thoughts...?

so, i'm getting pretty excited to find out if i'll be a mama to a little boy or girl...either one, we just want a healthy baby!! i'm S L O W L Y starting to prep the nursery/baby room {what's the difference between the two anyway??}. i went to miller paint last week to look at some colors...scott's co-worker and my friend michelle {who is a designer at nike & deals with colors all the time!} helped me see the difference between shades/tones. she's AMAZING!! i guess i have it narrowed down to a few neutrals and a few baby bedding i like for both a baby boy or baby girl...so comments/suggestions are welcome!!

here are the paint colors from the devine collection from miller paint:

{devine reef}

{devine macadamia}

{devine stone}

so keep in mind that these colors look SO pale and blah here on the blog but they're beautiful colors {if you click on the color link, it will show you the family of colors it was paired up with}. devine reef can look minty green, blue-ish green/ blue-ish gray...but the overall feel: REFRESHING. devine macadamia and stone are toned down gray-er versions of what the current room color is now. i want whatever color to be pretty neutral so that i can play up the room with accents and decorations.

okay, so here is the bedding i've found for a baby boy:

{the land of nod}

this is the all creatures great and small line. if you know me at all, you'd know that i am NOT a fan of monkey's but the one in this one - i can live with. i love the animals and the argyle bumper {even though we can't use them!} and the colors in the bedding. this is the only one i've found that i've liked for a baby boy...click on the link for different viewings of this bedding...

for a baby girl...i love two:

{target: simply shabby chic}

this is the simply shabby chic candy patchwork collection. this one to me is non-babyish even though it has the pastels. it just seems so whimsical and refreshing {like it belongs at a beach house...yes please!}. i would pair the paint color devine reef with this bedding. i love the colors in this without it being TOO much pink. again, click on the link to see more of the details in this bedding.

this is another one i just love:

{pottery barn kids}

this is the brooke nursery bedding. i LOVE polka dots and the trees in this bedding. it's SO colorful and all the details are just my style...just so darn spendy at this store. scott said this one could go for either boy or a girl...i think if we had a son and he looked back on his baby pictures and saw this as his bedding...he would ask us: WHY OH WHY??!

if any of you mom's or non-mom's have any suggestions for bedding, themes, stores i don't know about...PLEASE comment or leave me a note via email...thanks!!