35 Weeks Down...35 Days to Go....

...or something like that.



How far along?: 35 Weeks
How big is baby?: She should be about 5ish pounds, but we don't know. I feel MUCH bigger every day.
Weight gain?: 30 pounds...gasp! It's hard for me to admit that, but I guess there's nothing to be ashamed of. My dr. said I am doing great. :) Gotta love those doctors!
Stretch marks?: some tiny ones on my hips...I am sure more are coming...gee thanks, Sprout
Maternity clothes: of course, but Steve's fleece pants and t-shirts are my favorite
Sleep?: Most of the time, I sleep really well, but acid reflux kept me up all night Sunday night. It was probably the worst night of my whole pregnancy. Steve had to go downstairs and steal Tums out of Moose's medicine basket.
Best moment this week?: Seeing everyone at my New Castle baby shower
Food Cravings?: It changes moment to moment. I do love food.
Gender?: She BETTER be a girl (or we are in serious trouble)!
Movement?: Oh yeah. Steve and I were cuddling on the couch the other night and she started to kick him. :)
What I miss?: I love being pregnant, but sometimes I do wonder what it was like to not be so big. It's getting hard to fit in places. Today, I couldn't sit at a table because I couldn't fit. How embarassing!
Belly button: Still in and no signs of coming out...woohoo! I can't believe it!
What I'm looking forward to?: I have one more baby shower at work next week, and then the real nesting begins!

New E-mail

Hey Everyone!
I got a new gmail address and closed my hotmail account to stop some spam from being sent from my account. If you need my new e-mail address, feel free to call me or leave a comment on here with your e-mail address and I will get it to you. :)

Ta-da!

One of my goals this summer was to have the baby room "done" by the time school started. This week, I start classes and soon I will be getting my room ready, so I am happy to say (thanks to Steve) I met my goal. There are still some things to be done, but Sprout now has a lovely room to come home to!

Crafting For Sprout (Week 5)

I've made a bunch of hats this week. This one is for Sprout, but I made some more for her friends.

These are for her and her best friend, Steve (aka Dad). Steve requested these for Michigan State game days.

Sprout's crib blanket is finished. :)

More babylegs!

Another taggie!

Pacifier clips.

More bows!

Next Week: a crib skirt!

Nursery Update

We have (some) furniture! The crib and dresser/changing table are here!


Sprout's closet is beginning to fill up! I admit I have bought a few things, but I have learned that people LOVE to buy for little girls.


This is exciting!

Living Like the Amish

Thursday was supposed to be my day to get some crafting done. According to the weather man, we were supposed to have scattered showers. Boy was he wrong!

The day started out pretty normal. I finished up the curtains and was relaxing and waiting for the rain. Then, around 4:30, the thunderstorm watch turned into a severe thunderstorm warning and mother nature showed us what's up.

Being the responsible mother I am, Sprout, Moose, and I headed to the basement about the same time the power went out. I crafted by candlelight (hand sewing....someone needs to make a battery operated hot glue gun) until the storm seemed to pass.

I walked upstairs and called Steve to let him know we were without power. While talking to him, I looked out the window at our front yard and saw the biggest mess ever! The trees surrounding our house just weren't strong enough to deal with mother nature's blow. One giant tree fell to cover half our driveway and another broke in half to hang over the power line....nice!

To make a long story short, Steve cut our way out of the driveway and we sought refuge at one of the few houses with power, Steve's grandparents'. Then, we returned home to sleep in our powerless (air conditionless) house only to find the fire department blocking our driveway and smoke everywhere. My heart sank. Luckily, it was just a broken power line and we were able to go around it to get home.

It was so hot, we slept here

in the basement...with Moose...on an air mattress....(un)heavenly.

Friday, I cut and pinned fabric for when the power came back on and started knitting like the amish.


Then, I spent the afternoon at the pool where power isn't necessary.

Finally, Friday evening, our power came back on, and all that was left was some serious clean up.


I didn't take before pictures, but you can see the giant brush pile on the right along with a tree stump and a bunch of logs.

Our backyard was COVERED in sticks. Now, we're ready for a big bonfire!

Crafting for Sprout (Week 4)

This week was a crazy one (we'll get to "why" at a later post), but I did manage to get a lot done in the craft room.

First, after trying the babylegs on some seriously chunky baby legs (love you, Sam), I decided that the fit would work for our little girl, so I made some more!

Seriously, I may be addicted to making these so let's hope they fit and baby girl likes them. In stores, they cost about $12 and I can make them for $2 and 15 minutes of my time!

Then, I got serious and tackled the first project for the nursery, curtains.


I made them double sided just in case I changed my mind about prints. Our plan is to put cordless light blocking shades underneath.

Finally, because mother nature thought I should try living like the amish for over 24 hours, I decided to teach myself to knit hats using a "knifty knitter."


I sure hope Sprout likes hats! :)

*I forgot to take a picture of the pacifier clips I made. Oops. They'll have to be in next week's post.