Still Prego...

What an emotional roller coaster I've been on the last few days!!!

"You're scheduled to be induced May 18th...never mind. We have an emergency C-section we have to do instead...wait, we could squeeze you in in the afternoon...oh, your Dr. said Thursday? That would be so much better...let's plan on that...go to Dr.'s Appointment on the 18th instead of to the hospital for induction...You decided to wait until Thursday then?..we brought someone else in today for an induction cuz the nursing staff said you wanted to wait...I'm happy to still induce you this evening. Let's strip your membranes, I'll talk to the hospital and we'll call you...no phone call...meanwhile, contractions start...I call the hospital...We're full. I thought you didn't want to come in today. If you're water breaks or you go into labor, come on it"...(duh!!)...contractions taper off...

STILL PREGNANT!

If nothing else, this gives me a chance to catch up on some blogging I meant to do DAYS ago.

Many months ago, two good friends, Molly & Kristina, approached me about throwing a baby shower...there are like a GAZILLION women pregnant in the ward and this is my THIRD baby. I felt a little glutenous, but they, being the WONDERFUL friends that they are insisted and came up with the idea of a Diaper Shower. BRILLIANT!! I didn't feel as bad about that. So, last week, they threw me the most ADORABLE shower. They are so crafty and clever it BLOWS MY MIND! They made the tiered food trays out of platters and candle sticks, an adorable diaper cake (now in the "nursery") and those super cute hanging balls (not sure what to call them) out of tissue paper (now hanging in Jemma and Carter's room over their little table and chairs).

There were so many good friends who took the time to attend, even though there had been like 3 other showers within like a week.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Me with Kristina (left) and Molly (right). I LOVE YOU GIRLS!

Their adorable spread...It has Martha Stewart written all over it!

All the diapers are stashed away now...in every nook and cranny known to man! I seriously think I received enough diapers and wipes to keep me goin' for six months. I'm NOT kidding.
What a HUGE blessing.
Thanks again Molly and Kristina for making me feel special and taking the time to help me celebrate this new little one!


Here's a close up of that diaper cake...SO CUTE...it's on the dresser in the nursery now...which is a perfect transition into my next blog post...

"The Nursery"

I had NEVER intended to redo anything in the room the baby would be moving into (once it's out of me and Brandon's room)...but somehow, I ended up finishing all my projects and felt up to the task...so, the crib was the first thing to get a make-over.

I decided that the bumper needed re-doing...Carter had really done a number on the one I made for him...so, trying to keep it simple, I just used white fabric and appliqued branches, leaves and one bird onto it. Then came the sheets. Molly (ya, that crafting genius) taught me to make my own sheets, so I made a couple...green with white polka-dots and tan with white polka-dots. But I couldn't stop there. It needed a new bed skirt too, so off came the old one, and I decided I just wanted a clean, white ruffle skirt this time around.

Then, after seeing my bumper, Kristina (the other craft genius) told me she had the perfect mobile for me to make...Is that not ADORABLE! She directed me to a free online pattern to make the birds and then told me how to attach the birds to the sticks and the sticks all together with fishing line. LOVE IT!

There's a view of the nursery from the doorway...it's a little tricky getting a decent shot through there into such a little room. But anyway, there you go!

(There...now, if nothing else, still being pregnant allowed me to do a little catching up on my blogging...)