Answered Prayers...the beginning.

Sept. 24...39 weeks pregnant...67 lbs heavier than I started...swollen feet, ankles, legs, everything...severe back pain. I go to the OB, and no sign of baby wanting to come at all! They did an ultrasound and guessed that he was 8lbs 10oz at the time. Oh my! How big would he be if I went over my due date!? Luckily the doctor offered to induce me the following week if he didn't come before then. It wasn't what I wanted because I knew there was a higher chance of it ending in a C-section, which I did NOT want. Considering the other option (delivering a giant baby) I was willing to take the chance if needed. Saturday came and I was supposed to have a friend over to do some painting on Josh's walls, but I wasn't feeling good so I cancelled. Guess what!? And here's the answered prayer: I wasn't sick, I was in labor...no induction needed!!! I labored at home for about 6 hours til we decided to head to the hospital. When we got there I was 5cm dilated...yay! I also knew by the time we got there that I wanted an epidural. 6 hours later, my world changed forver. My 8lb 9oz baby was born.  Having my little boy placed on my chest was the most special thing I've ever experienced. I'll end for now with some pictures of the day. 

39 weeks pregnant...

After getting the epidural...

My wide eyed boy... 

With Daddy...

Love him! 

Blog what?

So this is what I've been busy with since September...

 



And boy has he kept me busy.  Here he is now...



I could write all day about what we've been up to, but I will spread it out among several posts.  I hope that one day he will read this blog so I want to share all our special moments.  But for now I must go get him from his nap.  Stay tuned...

What I've been up to

Here are some cookies I've done lately...

Baby Shower Onesies

Lady Bug "Baby" for a friend...also the way I announced to the world that I am pregnant

Lady Bug cookies for the same friend

And Easter cookies

Quilt

This past week I tried my hand at making a quilt. I'm going to send this to an old friend that is expecting in May. I'm trying to reach out to her because she's been through some rough times lately and things God is out to get her. I once told her that He is out to get her, but not in the bad way that she thinks. He wants to get her, and pull her close to Him!

So I found a tutorial for sewing just a cotton panel to minky dot fabric to make a lovely baby blanket. I wanted to make the one side a bit more interesting than just a cotton panel so I decided to try a quilt pattern. I already had the fabric picked out so I just sat down and figured out how I wanted to lay out the squares. I don't think it turned out too bad considering it was my first try and that minky dot fabric is so hard to sew with unless you have a million pins.

New Hobby!

Well my Cookie crafting started after I received a wonderful book called "Cookie Craft" from my wonderful husband for Christmas 2008. I had always love making cookies but they never looked so good. That book inspired me to make prettier cookies, and gave me great directions to do so.

So this past Christmas I received a sewing machine from my mom. I've never sewn before so I wasn't sure what to do at first. I mean, I've always wanted to make things, but my excuse was "I don't have a sewing machine" I decided to just jump in and start practicing with some scrap fabrics I had from other crafts. Then I got the confidence to re-cover some pillows. THEN I got the confidence to try a purse. The first bag came from a kit. From doing that, I figured out how I could make my own pattern...and this is what I came up with.

Merry Christmas

Penguins!

I recently made penguin cookies for my favorite 1 year old's birthday. They were to be used as favors, so I found some cute black and white ribbon to tie on the bags.
Since I don't have a penguin cutter, I decided to use circle cookies, and freehand the penguin. After a small breakdown, I think they turned out OK.