Baby C's quilt

So, Im now 37 weeks pregnant and ready for Baby C to come at any time. The house is scrubbed top to bottom, her clothes and diapers are all organized, bags are packed for the hospital, there is nothing more that I can think of to do except sit and wait. The days grow even longer with my husband asking me if my water broke every time I get up to use the bathroom. lol We are both getting so anxious.

I finally got the thank you cards for everyone that came to the baby shower in Ks. done. I've decided I won't make thank you cards anymore, they take way to long. Here they are...



Also...
Baby C's quilt is done!!! I was so excited to get the call from the lady that did the quilting saying it was done. I got beautiful flowers and swirls quilted into it.



I also attempted my first time binding, luckly you can only see the flaws if you really study the quilt. I am absolutely in love with Baby C's quilt!





Quilting is officially my new favorite hobby!

Next to scrapbooking, of course.



Oh I just remembered what else I needed to do!

Make contact lists for the parents and in-laws to call when Baby C arrives. I love our families.

Any other suggestions on what needs to be done before Baby C arrives?

34 Weeks!

By tomorrow I will be 35 weeks along in my pregnancy. It has been great so far! I am really feeling her start to tumble and try to get into the head down position which is really uncomfortable, but I love feeling her move! My doctor said everything was normal and looking great. We still have a few more weeks and the anticipation is killing us!

Here is my week 34 photo, I have expanded quite a bit, but I still wish there was a little bit more room for her.



We are slowly getting all of our baby stuff together. Not really sure how much or what we need specifically but we are trying lol. The baby showers are a great bonus though! Here is a few pics from the one that was thrown for me in Kansas (where my side of the family is).

A few gifts :)



This beautiful one my cousin made me



And we played a few games




Also I got the top to my quilt done!! Now Im going to take it to a quilt shope here in town to get it quilted. I can't wait!




P.S. We got a new puppy.



His name is Titus.

Until next time, Ill be in the AC.

First Sewing Project

Since we found out that we are having a little girl, I have been taking my sweet time deciding on the color scheme that I want for the baby quilt that I am going to make our first born. Keep in mind that I have not sewing anything besides a hole in some pants since about 7th grade home ec class.

We finally made it down to Ks. where my parents live and went to the Hobby Lobby there in town. Fabric was on sale! So, I decided it was time to make a decision. They had fat quarters bundled up with four matching patterns for a very good price. I saw one with the cutest prints and then bought some solids to match.

Low and behold my fabric choices for my babies quilt



One of the lady's at church makes beautiful quilts all the time! So, she is walking me through all of this. I decided to make a 42 inch by 42 inch blanket with a 9 block pattern. Each square that is apart of the 9 block is going to be 2 inches. Which means I will need to have 49 blocks done. Making that 441 two and a half inch squares cut out of my fabrics, which is alot of cutting.



Arn't they gorgeous?

After the cutting step I paired all 441 squares in blocks consisting of 9 squares in each block. Leaving me with these lovely sets.



Now I finally get to start sewing all the blocks together!!




I am SO excited to get my first quilt done for my baby! As I get more blocks done I'll post some more pics :)

Update on my pregnancy: I am going to be 30 weeks on sat. Which means we only have 10 weeks left!! I absolutely love being pregnant! Especially since I haven't had to go through the nausea and all that stuff :)

Until next week...

have a super great weekend.

21 weeks

My husband and I did the big ultrasound yesterday and found out we are having a GIRL!!! We really weren't hoping for one or the other but, now I can start buying girly things :) My stomach has just now started to show and it popped pretty good this past week. Here is a photo of my tummy at week 20



and here is a picture of my tummy at week 21




As you can see our little girl has grown alot!!

13 weeks

I know, I know, Im still not quite in the habit of keeping this thing up to date.
My apologies.

My husband and I have made some really big changes in these past few months. I would provide pictures but, I am borrowing the in-laws Internet and forgot to bring my camera over to upload pictures, so just use your imagination :)

Over Christmas we went to go visit my family in Kansas. While there we took a pregnancy test and found out we are pregnant!! Right now I am 13 weeks along (the baby is 6.7cm) and have ultrasound pics but, you will have to wait to see those. It was soo crazy seeing our baby jumping and kicking inside me! What a blessing this baby is for us. For those that are wondering I haven't been nauseous or anything. I did have a few spouts of heartburn though, and Im gaining weight at a rapid pace. More will be to come on this when we learn more...

At the end of January we decided to move back to Missouri. We enjoyed our time in Arkansas but, we missed family and with me being pregnant we wanted to move back. We still owned a house here which we moved back into. And, now I am job hunting. I have a couple of prospects and just praying that God gives me the right one.

Until then, I am being quite lazy at home, only unpacking the essentials. My scrapbooking is unpacked but the dining room table is still cluttered with stuff, which I suppose I should put away soon.

As for our new puppy we got in Arkansas, a week after we moved back he ran off and didn't come back :( We called around but no one had or saw him. I think we are only meant to have one dog.

Been a while...

I haven't posted anything in quite a while.

MrB and I haven't been doing much of anything.

We got all of our Christmas decorations out



Went camping



Saw family



Got a German Shepard



Went to a dear friends wedding



Saved my sister from stampeding horses



Last but not least, tried to take a picture where my handsome husband wasn't making faces.



That we did not succeed at!

What are you doing for Christmas?

Brick Roads

Then mental health center that I work for has sent me to Little Rock, Ar. for a couple of days to attend a conference. This is my first time here and my what a big town it is! It boggles my mind at it massiveness. I have been to bigger cities with my parents before and them driving. Its a completely different experience on my own.


There are so many beautiful things here. I went to the Old Union Train station today. There were brick roads every once in a while, old buildings with beautiful architecture and a nice atmosphere.



I ate at a place called Mimi's Cafe. Oh man was that some good food!! They brought out 3 different types of bread before my dinner, which were amazing. Then when my order came (I ordered country fried steak) there were two country fried steaks and a mound of mash potatoes plus veggies. Reasonably priced and alot of food! I took literally half the food with me back to my hotel. But, not sure what Im going to do with it because it can't sit in my car for 8 hours during my meetings tomorrow or 3 more hours in the car with me on the way home. hmm...



Next trip to Little Rock, I am going to try and come a few days early and explore. There is not much to do when it is dark by the time the meetings are over. Except find a Target and get Christmas shopping done!

And finally, I would like to thank my TomTom, because without it, I would probably have ended up in Utah or on coming traffic.

Thank you TomTom, thank you.