Crafty

Today I am in search of a boppy pillow cover tutorial and pattern. I have found several for experts, but since I am such a novice I need a step by step with visual tutorial. Most sewing bloggers don't have the patience for people like me to post such a thing. I don't blame them :).
I have also found some fabrics that I want to use to make Buckaroo's blanket. I just have to pick one. I made Sunshine's blanket and she loves the satin side. So, I thought it would be nice to make one for him to use during tummy time and snuggles.

So that we didn't have to completely repaint the nursery, which went through two girls, I am adding paintings (done by me- scary) of a fox, brown bear, etc. to take the sweet outdoorsy nursery to a woodsy outdoorsy nursery. All pink will go and sage green, red, more brown, and blues will pop up. I have a vision that my husband can't seem to grasp and is worried it will be to girly, but I am sure it will not. Again, going back to my visual mind, I can "see" it will be so adorable!
We are also going to redo the girls' room as they are moving in together. I wanted it to be a special place for them both to relax, play, read, etc. I originally painted it a soft purple, my fave color. Now that Cupcake is almost 4, she let us know her fave color is pink. So, I found some coordinating bedding and accessories that are pink, yellow, green, and some others that show off their vibrant and fun personalities. I was originally thinking of doing "sweet" with soft pink and ballerinas, but my hubby told me that he thinks they are less ballerinas and more Fresh Beat Band. I have to agree as they drum, sing, and jump on everything with giggles all the way. I have a super creative friend that is going to paint it up adorable after the painters do the base coat. I'll post pictures once it gets started.
So as you can tell, we are about to take on a huge, indoor, aesthetic remodel of our home with the goal that it will be done before Buckaroo's scheduled c-section date of May 15 (i.e. 57 days). I'm so excited that I only have small glimpses of how crazy we are for doing this!!!! We are repainting 95% of our house, ripping up all carpet, putting down wood looking floors, and then I'm going to do the girl to boy nursery switch. Luckily, Mr. Wonderful agreed that we could have professionals do it since I'm super pregnant and he's super busy at work and seriously, this is not the time to mess up and have to start all over.
I love being crafty, but most of all, I love the dreaming process. Well, maybe I love the all finished process the most. The one where you sit down, look around, exhale and smile. I bet that's exactly how God felt when He finished His work of Creation, rested, looked around and blessed it because it was very good.

Sticky Tape

I have to say that I have been away for a while, but it's because I feel like anything and everything challenging is somehow finding and sticking to me. We found out that we are expecting baby #3 the day after Cupcake, my oldest daughter's, third birthday in September. Though we knew we were wanting another babe, it did come as a bit of a surprise because we were hoping to aim for January '12. The silly thing is that we know how babies are made, so it shouldn't really be to much of a shock. I mean, let's be honest! However, I must be fertile Myrtle because it happened quick and I can narrow it down. It was a busy month with my husband working almost 60 hour work weeks and his grandmother visiting.
Anyway, three days after her birthday, I was on my way to the hospital for 3 liters of fluids and three rounds of anti-nausea medicine for the worst stomach bug I have ever had. Of course it went around and even hit my eldest princess three times until I took every single thing that my girls touch and bleached it. Talk about burning your nostrils!
I started to quickly think I might be having a boy because the morning/afternoon/evening/night sickness kicked in pretty quickly. I never had much past exhaustion with both my girls. One time I think my husband even said I looked green I was so ill. Week 13 brought amazing relief from ickyness, but also brought pregnancy induced tachycardia. Lovely!
I was sitting one morning tying my daughter's shoe and my pulse was 110 and my breath eluded me. I finally went to a cardiologist when I was hyperventilating while driving Cupcake to MDO. The sono of my heart and the EKG showed a heart that would tick well in to my senior life. So, there is nothing I could do, but listen to my body, slow down, and sit down. Unfortunately, this ended my hopes of exercising through the pregnancy. So, I have gained much more weight than I wanted. Double edged sword, I failed my first glucose test. So, I changed my eating habits and passed the three hour. Drats! I said this was my last pregnancy and I could eat what I wanted. Wrong!
So here I am now in my third trimester with a baby that looks like he's been due for a couple months now. I don't know if that's a c-section thing or if it's the two hernias and diastasis that Cupcake and Sunshine gave me. We have scheduled my c-section and the rest of my appointments. It feels like I'm finally seeing the end of the tunnel! Woohoo! I don't have small babies, so the last month is probably going to get really, really uncomfortable. However, I can do anything knowing that I am being blessed with a healthy baby boy. I am ever thankful for all my precious babies! I mean, how bad can it be when my 3 1/2 year old tries to help me pull up my fun, stretchy pants and my 21 month old loves to tear of toilet paper for me. I think I've broken her of trying to actually help me wipe! They both love to cuddle and "beep" my popped belly button. They both know brother's name and where he is. And, they love to be silly, giggly, goofy girls. Which is exactly what their momma needs to get "unstuck" from the sticky tape of life's challenges.