(The plan was to do this over winter break, but then our dryer broke. It wasn't fixable. Since our microwave and dishwasher have also broken in the month or so, we got a new vehicle and bought the dressers, a new dryer wasn't an option, really. We really lucked out and got a dryer on Craigslist for $50- that actually matches our washer. After getting some baby stuff on there too- I'm really beginning to love Craigslist!)
I've been finding out that it is a little bit of an organizational nightmare to make sure we have enough clothing in each particular size and about an equal amount of each type with one boy and girl on the way. It would be sooo much easier if they could both wear every single article of clothing we have, but someone I'm guessing my husband won't let me put our son in a pink and flowery outfit. So I've made a list of what we have and what we need to be covered (according to twin books I've read) trying to balance out the number of onesies/sleepers/outfits/hats/bibs/socks/etc. by gender. I think we have newborn to 3 months pretty much covered now. Yay! We could use a few more boy outfits to make things more equal, because my coworker gave me a slew of girly outfits so that's a little off balance, but outfits aren't really necessary and we do have a few boy outfits. I'm okay with not having enough 3-6 month clothes or beyond, because I'm not really sure how big they'll be for the warmer summer months and I plan on going to garage sales this summer to help with that.
My husband also put together the two dressers last week, so it was very exciting to hang AND put stuff away in drawers. It's really beginning to feel like things are coming together. I'm itching now to buy a new window covering, since that's really the last thing the room needs. I do want a small bookshelf for books and a lamp, but those things aren't as important. I kept my husband busy this weekend: he also painted letters to hang above the cribs with the names we picked- we hung them to get the nails in place and then took them down to keep our secret until the twins' birth day!
A shot of the closet- these are only newborn and 0-3 month sized clothes that can be hung (excluding outfits and onesies):
Here are the finished quilts, as well: 
Notice the fabric that is carried through both quilts. Brown and sage green are the colors of other things in the room like the changing pad cover, wall color, and hopefully the window treatment. I know I said it before, but it should be said again: I am so blessed to have such a talented friend to make our babies the quilts for us! They really help tie in the coordinating colors for both babies in the room.
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LOVE the blankets! What a great gift from your friend!
One thing I found helpful for getting the closet organized was closet sizers from One Step Ahead.
http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=732&cmSource=Search
The only frustrating thing is that certain clothing brands run smaller and bigger than the others. Plus, once they are washed they usually shrink up some. It's hard not to focus on the size on the label, and instead focus more on what looks like it will fit.
Sorry if my info is slightly contradicting, but if you're tryin to get organized, which you're obviously doing a great job of, which you will need with two bundles in the house, than I suggest the closet sizers. :-D
I love, love, love the quilts! They are so beautiful and your friend is very talented!
I can't believe how much clothes two little ones need! Good job getting the laundry done. I also love craigslist!
In my 0-3 months stuff I ended up going to a yard sale and just getting a bunch of yellow and green..not as fun as pink and blue, but I figured that it'd be easy when we're in a pinch for something for the kiddos to wear!
Good job getting all that laundry done...isn't it too weird thinking that OUR children will be wearing these things....so crazy!!!
Those blankets are BEAUTIFUL! I absolutely love them! Have fun getting things all in order...let the nesting begin :)
Those blankets look amazing! So glad things are comming together nicely!
really love the quilts! I quit washing things - just in case we do not use them, we can return for a store credit for bigger sizes!
Just WOW!!! That's a lot of clothes!
The quilts are darling. :)
Those quilts are so cute!!! And that's great that you have so many clothes! Just from personal experience it may not be a bad idea to get a few preemie outfits as well. Lexi is 6 1/2 lbs. now and still fits in preemie better than newborn even though newborn is technically supposed to be 5-8 lbs. When I put her in newborn she is practically swimming in them! Nice work getting all the laundry done and awesome deal on the dryer!!
The quilts are too cute!!! I love your coordination of colors for both your baby boy and baby girl. That is awesome that you have been able to get so much done with the furniture and the clothes!
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