Nursery Progress

Still just in the sewing phase of getting Sabrina's room ready, which means her room still looks like this....

My mother-in-law will be staying in this room in less than 3 weeks....

It has been a catch-all for Kayla's old stuff and my sewing stuff.  Oh, well.  I can see a light at the end of the tunnel now that sewing is almost done.  So far her diaper holder, dust ruffle, quilt, and bumper are completely done!  I'll be moving on to a cornice, embellishing store-bought curtains, and a nursing cover-up soon.

While working on the bumper, I learned a bit better how to do applique on the sewing machine.  It really simplified things, but made me realize I needed to change how I did it already on the quilt.  Actually, Jeremy helped me come to this conclusion....arg.  He helped me seam rip (my least favorite thing!) to remove the other appliques from the quilt.

 Here is the finished quilt, appliques resewn, quilted, and bound.  My first quilt to ever completely finish. 

The only bad thing about fixing the appliques after the quilt had already been quilted and bound was that I couldn't hide my back stitching from redoing the bee and the S.  We both reasoned that a backwards bee and S would be better than the original anyway.  He still looks cute.  :)

My Baby is Almost 2!

Is she really that old?  I still think of her as my squishy, snuggly baby...

7 months old

In just under a month she will be 2 years old.  I have just been realizing lately how many of her baby ways she has turned from...
no longer attached to me constantly, but very independent
snuggles and hugs last no more than a few seconds
asking for help frequently, to now having a fierce determination to accomplish tasks on her own--even if it involves screaming in frustration  (most of my attempts to help her get an "I do it!" response)
being very content when I drop her off somewhere

Of course, she is still little in so many other ways.  It is just such a change from this time last year.  I am excited for her growth and development, but it also makes me have excited anticipation for Sabrina to bring baby ways back into my life.

Zoo Trip

We had a fun trip to the zoo yesterday to celebrate the cooler weather in San Antonio.  Kayla had her buddy Will had a great time watching the animals.  It was funny to watch the personality differences between them.  Will studied each exhibit while Kayla glanced for a few seconds then demanded "more."  On to the next one!

At the Africa Live exhibit, we were lucky enough to see both of the hippos walking around.  One of the zoo employees also pointed out a dolphin fish swimming around.  Will had his hands tucked in his pockets throughout this exhibit--what a cutie pie!  Will's Mommy, aka Luisa, is preggo too and due in December with another little boy.

 

 

True to toddler-form, I was unable to get posed shots of Kayla or Will doing anything.  We are in a very candid stage of life.  The shot above is as good as it got.  We also visited the Butterflies!  Caterpillar Flight School.  This was right up Kayla's alley being that they flitted around just like she did.

 What a fun morning!

32 weeks

Getting pretty large!  32 weeks marks 7 months along.  Just 2 more months until little Sabrina makes her arrival.  We can't wait!  Until then, we are busy little bees, not only preparing the nursery, but also celebrating Kayla's 2nd birthday and working on some home projects while we still have the time.  What will life be like with two little ones running around??

Sabrina's Nursery...Just Beginning

Just wanted to share some of what we're putting together for Sabrina's room.  It will be gray/yellow with bees...

So far, I have made a dust ruffle and a diaper stacker.  The other pieces are still in progress.

The quilt is pieced together, but not yet quilted and edges finished...

The other gray square will have an "S" applique in it.

The applique is something new to me, and it is pretty challenging.  I am done with the quilt ones, and I'm going to start making larger ones for the bumpers.  I think those will be a bit easier.