This week we are 30 weeks pregnant. The countdown has begun, something about the approaching single digit number of weeks left seems so definite, so here, so official, and so exciting. I haven’t blog much about our experience, which has made it hard to come up w/ things to blog about. I’m caving in a little.
We were so excited for the 10 weeks into the pregnancy mark to hit. That was our time frame of when we’d start telling people the news. The 10 week mark made us feel secure about the entire reality of the pregnancy. It was by this time I was actually starting to get more comfortable with saying “I’m pregnant.” To have the same amount of time left is surreal. The first ten weeks went by in a rapid slow motion. Slow b/c we were dying to tell people, fast b/c time tends to fly. I expect these last ten weeks to be similar. Slow b/c we’re anxious to meet him, fast b/c we’re scrambling to get everything done. Seems that lately my brain has worked better in bullet point fashion versus prose. So here’s whats going thru my head about the next few weeks of the 10 left.
*daycare/work schedule planned out as much as I can do before babe…check
*start shopping for a new car…needs to be fuel efficient and fit a car seat.
*want to steam wash carpets in the house
*maybe paint master bedroom, I have a color picked out I like
*call for quotes on fixing the front step to the house, it’s getting dangerous
*taxes are done YEAY!
*finish baby blanket, all pieces are sewn together into two halves. I need to attach the two sew in remaining strings and crochet a border. Rock blanket on hold until after baby. Once baby blanket’s done then have fun w/ owls and other sewing projects again.
*get back to reading baby books for mental prep
*do some early shopping for bdays, showers, and other events so don’t have to worry about it later
*enjoy the spring weather and go for more walks
Posted by crymson at 01:20 PM on Wednesday, March 17, 2010
::I will be totally bummed if they kill Ben in Lost tonight
::All squares in the baby blanket are complete, sewing processes has started
::This past last week we’ve seen the sunrise driving to work, I’ll miss it after day light savings starts
::I’ve been getting back into thinking about my Holga and other toy cameras, thanks to two buds who recently became holga owners
::Not sure whats going to happen in the garden this year. I’d like to think I’ll get my pregnant butt out there and put something in the ground, not sure it’ll happen though
::Baby’s room is completed unless we decide to purchase a bookshelf or chair
::The first seasons of Greys Anatomy were so good, I love lifetime reruns
::Lots of random baby thoughts go through my head all the time
::Went for a walk today in the drizzle and it was refreshing
Posted by crymson at 05:22 PM on Tuesday, March 09, 2010
~went to bed w/ wet hair now i have strange curls that won’t lay down
~only 4.5 squares left to crochet of the baby blanket
~bought the wrong film for my new camera..blah
~lots of baby prep this weekend..aka organizing
~not allowed to start any new projects until something is finished, that’s not stopping the flood of ideas
~pic is of fun fabric I have ideas for
~today is another one of my irrationally moody days
~looking forward to a big pop
Posted by crymson at 07:57 AM on Monday, March 01, 2010
::because I’m tired of hearing the weather man tell me to bundle up in the mornings
::because even the cats seem to have cabin fever
::because it’s fun to pretend we’re somewhere tropical
::because it’s fun to dance while you cook breakfast
::because it’s from 1985 when denim was super cool
::because we’re having Mexican Macaroni for dinner tonight
::because it’s La Bamba!
Posted by crymson at 07:10 AM on Thursday, February 25, 2010
I made it until the end of February before blogging about my winter blahs. Not bad since I’ve been frustrated w/ cold and wet weather for the past three weeks. I’ve spent a lot of that time working on little owls. I have 14 owls in the works right now. They’re all in various stages of being completed. They all have faces. Some need the backs sewn on, others just need to be stuffed and closed up. I’ll post a pic when I dig them back out. I have several other sewing projects I’ve been wanting to start, but made an executive decision last weekend. I need to finish a project. So I put away (sorta) the fabrics and owls and dug out the baby blanket and rock quilt.
A few weeks ago when I was last in Chicago I bought the backing fabric for the rock quilt. I also got the stuffing and a rough idea of how to proceed with finishing. The fabric pictured above is the backing, and the red actually matches at least one t shirt perfectly. The rock quilt seems most logical to finish since it has been going on the longest. But I’ll need to lay everything flat on the floor for a while and that proves difficult w/ two mischievous kitties in the house. Plus it’s getting difficult for me to get off the floor lately once I get down there.
The baby blanket is a bit easier to work on since I’m still at the crocheting stages. I have all the yarn out so that I can work on it here and there. As of last night I only need 9 squares! I really need to finish one of these projects soon. I need the feeling of accomplishment, and both these projects were pretty big, so I’ll be very happy when one or both are done. I’m also getting worried they’ll be forgotten about and I’ve put too much time into both to stop now. So this weekend my goal is to work on one of the two.
We’re steadily working on the baby room and other things around the house. Day care decisions, hospital, and doctor choices are all completed or coming close to it. I’m coming very close to the end of the second trimester and am already feeling some symptoms of the third. Baby is very healthy and uses my innards as a punching bag daily. I’ve been spending spare time w/ my crochet hook, but when that’s done I’ll get some new holga pics up.
Posted by crymson at 07:15 AM on Wednesday, February 24, 2010
