Pregnant In Slippers

So, 10 weeks left as of tomorrow!  Loving the show Pregnant In Heels with Rosie Pope.  Here is my rendition of the Adirondack Version...

*Pregnant In Slippers*

The Funk...

Although I woke up today and feel MUCH better than yesterday, I am getting over a serious case of the FUNKS.

You know, the I can't place a finger on it,but EVERYTHING is bothering me, therefore I can not fix it or de-funkify myself.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...sucks!  I was in a royal funk yesterday, and am pretty sure that I ruined the day of those around me.  I am sorry for that, and if I could have changed it I would have...BELIEVE ME!

So today I am slowly becoming more of myself, and have begun the day with a Belly Shot comparison! I am up to a grand total of 27.6 pounds gained, and over all am feeling pretty good. 

 I cleaned our laundry area, and swept the entire basement this morning.  Ahhhh....Feels so much better! EXHALE!

My dear sister picked up some "Mothers Little Helpers" on the way home from work for her VERY uncomfortable twinnie, and cramped nephew in my belly...WE WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. LOL!

Hopefully the FUNKS are not contagious, and you all will have a lovely weekend!

Getting outside and "Cleaning up the planet"

Today, the boys needed to get some bees out of their pants, and I shoo'ed them outside.  Usually they just climb on the wood pile, play with pretend swords (sticks), and generally just roam the property.

The other day we had cleaned up the yard...NOT KIDDING AN ENTIRE DUMPSTER full of blown around debris from Winter's furry.  I was the one who initiated it, and believe you me...it was like pulling teeth to get Sam out there to help.  Eben was game for any adventure (like usual).  

You can imagine my surprise when Jay says to me..."they are cleaning up the woods, and putting things in the dumpster."  Apparently there was a smattering of things that had been blown into the woods, and we had missed.  I looked outside and I see them flitting from place to place, handing things to eachother to take turns running to the dumpster.  So I grabbed my camera and headed out to capture the moment.

"Auntie...we are cleaning up the planet"

"No more stuff over here mom."

 

"Team Trash Collector"

On the hunt for more

Found some!

On the run

Payment for each a job excellently done, and for teaching mom a lesson in the process.  

PICK UP THE MESS!

3-D 28 Week Ultrasound Pictures

Thursday we had the pleasure of seeing our little addition in 3D~and it was AMAZING!

He has a bit of a smooshed nose (it is up against my placenta, or my uterus I think).  He is head down, measuring 2 lbs 13 oz and was a pleasure to see on the screen.  Jay, Sam and I all were in awe.  

He kept making sucking/lip smacking moves with his lips.  I love him so much!!!

Thanks for looking!

Here I am at 28 weeks along, gained 25 pounds so far, and feeling good except for the occasional hydronephrosis.  

Here is a comparison of our two boys in utero.  Sam (L) at 22 weeks, and Charlie (R) at 28 weeks.

We are very lucky, blessed, over joyed...YOU NAME IT!

Sam's Sewing Bee Bag!

Today, I was in a funk, and not really in the mood to sew, actually I spent over 3 hours laid up in a bed with a FULL belly.  I got up at 1:30 PM, and went online.  DAMN...Sewing Bee Thursday~CRAP!

So, I went about my usual blog reading, and stumbled upon Ginny's post today about letting children sew.  Sam has never sewn anything but a piece of paper in the past, and I thought that this would be a good day for him to try something out.  So, I pulled out my fabric basket, and asked him what he wanted to make, A pillow or a bag.  He chose a bag, and I was thinking it was a bit out of our FIRST sewing bee reach, but I decided to let him try.  So, here are the pictures of our time together.  We had an awesome time...I swear I did not touch the foot pedal once, and I only guided him a few times.  By the end he was anticipating the backstitching, footlifting, and turning of the fabric all on his own.  I am PROUD!!!!!!!!

First we laid out the fabric choices

Then he cut the edge...ROUGH, but Mama straightened it out later

Of course a HUGE icecream sandwich was in order for energy's sake

I was glad I had moved the sewing machine to the coffee table so Mr. Flintstone Feet could reach the foot pedal.

 

Learning the backstitch button while sewing the pocket

Pocket pinned and ready to go...of course I forgot that you did not need to sew the pocket edges before you sew the pocket to the bag...DOLT!

Double stitches not so neatly done, no thanks to my initial mistake, but he took it in stride, and likes the look

Pinned top of the bag edge

Sewing very precisely!  Love it!

Turns out pinning is the hardest part for little hands, hard to explain, so I had him observe me.  He finally got it.

Sewing the strap

Sam'bo ready for action!

Cutting the corners of the bag to make box corners.  My favorite!

 GQ...HERE HE COMES!  Zac Posen...you got some competition!  LOL!

 

It turned into a lovely day, and I am so glad my boy enjoyed his first sewing bee!  Hop over to Julia's Page if you wish to take part in the sewing bee too!  It is so much fun!

Omelets, and Popcorn...YUMMY!

This morning I decided that I wanted to have an Omelet.  OK...maybe Charlie wanted an Omelet, but I was happy to oblige!

3 whole eggs, 2 egg whites, and 2 slices of american cheese later...VOILA!

YUMMY!

Then this afternoon I decided that I wanted some popcorn...CRAP...no more popcorn!  ARGHHHHHH

Well, I searched through the cupboards and found a bag of dry corn...you know...POPPING CORN!

Hmmmmm, Julia and I used to make popcorn in college, but it involved an AirPopper popcorn maker, and a LOT OF SPRAY BUTTER.  I mean A LOT!

So, how am I to make popcorn without my air popper? We burned up the poor old girls motor our last few weeks of college.  I turned the bag over, and there were the EASIEST directions ever:

Here they are:

Pour 1/4 C. of vegetable oil into the bottom of a large metal pot (with cover).  Add ONE kernel of popcorn and cover.  Heat on medium high heat until the kernel pops.

Then add enough popcorn to cover the bottom of the pot, ONE KERNEL layer only.

Recover and shake over the heat occasionally until the popping slows to 1 pop every 5 sec.

Remove from heat, and enjoy!

I decided to sprinkle mine with salt, and mix up.  It was heaven.

Charlie and I enjoyed every mouthful, and I hope you do too!

Good Morning!

This morning I woke up, and was SUPER HUNGRY!

Thankfully, my twinnie had left for me some of her MOST DELICIOUS, SUPER YUMMY, Ham and Cheese Quiche!

Here is the link if you are hungry too!  It was featured on Pillsbury's Facebook Page! Yeah, that is my sister!

I also realized that I missed my 25th week of Charlie's pregnancy photo.  So, at 25 weeks, 3 days...here we are!

P.S.  HE RECOMMENDS THE QUICHE!

Free Re-Purposed Sewn Baby Legs Tutorial (NON SOCK VERSION) YAY!

 

Today, after a weeks hiatus, I am again taking part in the Sewing Bee!  I am also sharing my newest tutorial with my blogger friends!!!

So, today, I had a long morning waiting for my car to be worked on, but I had a nice time with my husband.  YIPPEE!  $289.12 later, I came home thoroughly exhausted, but ready to craft!  It is Sewing Bee Thursday RIGHT?

So, I have had a stack of maternity shirts from 7 years ago when I was pregnant with Sam.  The ones pictured below are in various states of unwearable...you know...A stain here, a rip there, a BIT TOO TIGHT EVERYWHERE

 

So, I decided to take a chance and make a hat...inspired by my sisters post at Happiness Comes:

EPIC FAIL # 1

A poorly constructed and executed touque modeled after the super cute one on top of it.  SAD isn't it?

Ok...try try try again! RIGHT?

EPIC FAIL # 2

An even more poorly constructed pair of baby mittens.  Laughing yet???

(notice I did not even finish the forefront one?) YUP...SAD again!

So, not to be one up'ed by my now in hysterics sewing machine, I sat down and set to work coming up with a new pattern.

Of course we have all seen those baby legs made out of socks.  Cute right?  I know!  

So, I barely have a matching pair of socks for my own  feet, let alone a pair I want to convert into baby legs.  And I will be damned if I am going to go out and buy a pair of socks just to cut up and make baby legs with.  CHEAHP'O, I know! 

You know what I did have though?  2 shirts with interlock knit sleeved old maternity shirts that would be perfect for some little Charlie baby legs.  

Tutorial:

Begin by lying your shirt down WRONG SIDE OUT and folding in HALF so the sleeves line up on top of each other

Then cut out the baby legs along the folded (non-seamed side of the sleeve, as shown)

 

 SIZE NOTE: I cut these baby legs with 2 inch width on the bottom of the sleeve (bottom of this picture), and 2 1/2 inch width at the top of the baby legs (top of the picture), and they are 9 inches long)

CAN BE ANY SIZE YOU CHOOSE

Sew along the raw edge of the length of the leg, using a zig zag stitch, and a 1/8 inch seam allowance. 

BEGIN AT THE SEAMED EDGE of the LEG!

See? Easy right?

Now, fold the raw edge over 1/3 inch with the legs STILL wrong side out

Then fold over again (pin here if desired)

Sew with regular straight stitch along the edge of the fold (about 1/4inch from the inside edge) as shown

 

Trim strings, and iron if desired

Make a whole bunch, and enjoy the ease!  Re-purposed, Re-cycled old shirts made into thrifty super cute baby legs!