Sewing Project

A growth chart for Hannah.

 

The Countdown

I can't believe it's September already! In May the end of the summer seemed so far away but something told me it would go by fast and boy did it ever! Now the countdown to Baby's arrival has officially begun. I have 17 days to go till my due date (which I know doesn't really mean anything, they should give you a due 'range' or something.. but still, September 22 has been a date burned into my mind for months and months) and I am so very ready for this baby to be born! I am feeling BIG and swollen and just plain ready to go.
Speaking of 'ready to go', I recently completed sewing my first blanket (ever) for our baby.



with matching burp cloth





and a few other burp cloths as well



I have fabric for another blanket that I will post once it's done too :)
I haven't been able to make any onesies for this baby yet, my hands are so swollen and tingly most of the day that stitching by hand is out of the question, but after he is born and I lose all this water I have been retaining, I sill surely be making some onesies.

Not working this summer has been a bit stressful, but as my mom has reminded me, this is the last time I will have with just me and Charles. I have been trying to really cherish the time home with him before Baby Brother gets here. I know that Charles will be a great big brother but I am sure it will be an adjustment too. Soon our family will grow from three to four!

Mother's Room Redo

When Charles was born the 'mother's room' at church was a bare room in the back of the sanctuary. Aside from a changing table and a few church folding chairs (you know the type) it was pretty uninviting. I'm not sure how long it had been like that but that was how it was as long as I had been going to the church. However, there weren't really any babies until the year before Charles was born. Then, all of a sudden there was a 'boom' and we had six babies in the church all within about a year. My friend, and fellow mama, and I approached some people at church about sprucing up the mother's room and we were given a budget. YEA! Shopping and decorating is still fun even if it's not for you. After a few trips to Ikea and Target the mother's room was transformed from a cold, bare room, to a warm, colorful and fun place to take our little ones during the service to nurse and play.
I don't have a before photo of the room but are the afters.




The room has been without a curtain for a few months because my sewing machine has been out of commission. With the move home just around the corner, and two new babies at the church, I wanted to make sure I got them sewed ASAP. So Monday night I went to a friend's house and used her machine (thank you Kimberly!) and finally got the curtains done. It feels good. (side note: these are my first curtains ever! Such an easy sewing project.. a little sad that I wont get to use them, but excited that they are going to be used in the mother's room of a church I love by people and babies I love)

Window (looking into the sanctuary from the back of the church) sans curtain...



Curtain being sewn..


Window all dolled up!


I'm happy that the finishing touch for the room is complete and really pleased about the transformation. We use the mother's room every sunday during the service and it is such a better space now. I sure will miss the time in there with my fellow mother's room friends and babes. Here are a few of us..