March has been such a crazy month! Combined with the heat wave we have had here in Illinois, BOY, I am pooped. Here are some projects I did this month.
I also made a baby quilt that I'm not very happy with. (failed projects do not get photographs taken, which could be used as blackmail in the future when I become famous). But please, do know that not all my projects are noteworthy or photoworthy.
I also discovered that masking tape on hardwood floors can make excellent toy truck mazes without having to worry about picking them up so I don't trip when I make any one of my 3 nightly bathroom visits in the dark.
I've purchased some clothes from thrift stores to repurpose into maternity clothes. Have I started those projects??? MMM....nope not yet. But I will! And as soon as I finish them I will post the pictures here.
Pinterest is partly to blame, my addiction to fabric is also a part of the blame too. EEK! I have so many projects. And heaven help us if we have a little girl, because then the projects will really add up! So many cute frilly and fluffy pink things! Thank goodness that the prospect of moving is in my brain so that will keep me under control and not make or redo too many things that we'll end up having to move them.
As for how the pregnancy is going.... everything is going smoothly. My 16 week appointment went well. Hubs and I waited to see the doctor for about an hour, and she was with us for less than 5 minutes. I can't imagine how much she is making per minute! The heartbeat was good, in the 150's and I'm measuring on track. I have my own doppler at home (a sonoline B) which I love and use about every other day. Today, (at almost 18 weeks) I got the heartbeat in the 140's. I have felt some flutters from the baby but nothing that I can distinguish really as specific movements. Connor is so cute with the doppler. He knows that we use it to "listen to the baby" and I ask him where the baby is and he says "in tummy". Who's tummy? "Mommy's tummy". He's so cute.
I've started scanning one of our baby name books for names that I like, but not pinpointing anything specific. JD and I will probably go with the same policy we had with the first pregnancy.... we'll pic 2-3 names (and keep them to ourselves) then when he/she is born we'll pick one that fits him/her best. I know, I know, its not very nice to keep secrets, but I've heard of way too many parents and family members whose "nose gets out of joint" when a name is scoffed at or an opinion is not taken by the parents. So we'll keep one last thing to ourselves before sharing our baby with the rest of the world.
I've started scanning one of our baby name books for names that I like, but not pinpointing anything specific. JD and I will probably go with the same policy we had with the first pregnancy.... we'll pic 2-3 names (and keep them to ourselves) then when he/she is born we'll pick one that fits him/her best. I know, I know, its not very nice to keep secrets, but I've heard of way too many parents and family members whose "nose gets out of joint" when a name is scoffed at or an opinion is not taken by the parents. So we'll keep one last thing to ourselves before sharing our baby with the rest of the world.
