It has been so hard to keep up my blog lately. I admire all of you crafters making daily posts, and updates. I get a chance to read a lot of them thanks to Google Reader, sneaking peeks at work in between tasks. But I can't seem to get things photographed around the house in a timely manner. I'm hoping once I'm on maternity leave, I'll be more inspired. Though I hear having more "time" won't exactly be true. :-)
I'm now officially 37 weeks and they tell me that the baby is fully developed, so that I could go at any time and he would be pretty safe. To me it means a mad countdown to try and cram every last thing in while I'm still considered a person with no kids. But I'm getting more and more tired, winded, distracted, and worn out so sometimes I take two steps forward and one step back. I've not been able to craft much but am nesting like crazy around the house. Doing loads of teeny tiny laundry, organizing drawers and shelves, and trying to see the house as a new mother and how I can place things that are more practical to my new role.
I keep getting blown away by the support and generosity of those around me. I had an office shower last week and people are so genuinely excited for me. I got some thoughtful gifts from people I wouldn't have expected and just general warm fuzzies from everyone. Friends and family you would expect to be happy for you but it still takes me off guard how they show it. People telling me how Blake and I will be such good parents and have all the confidence that it is true. It really helps boost
my confidence!!
Anyway, I thought I would feature some fun handmade gifts that we received lately. My friends Tracy and Willa bought me these hand knit (crochet??) overalls which are cool as hell, but snuggly, warm and they even have little silver buttons with celtic knot designs on them. These are going to be so cute on him!!
Below are bibs that my friend Tracy herself made for us. I don't know if I could ever bring myself to use the knit ones, they are just too precious. As you can see, mini Winnie the Pooh is modeling the blue one. I think they might be better off on a teddy bear or other such decorative option... I will use the fabric one though, it's a nice big size and I really need to break myself of the habit of only saving handmade items for "good". Half the fun of having handmade is using it, right?!
This blanket is a little lap-sized quilt that was made by one of Blake's coworkers. She is pregnant too and due a couple of days before I am. She and her mother made this for our baby and it is so cute! It is made from flannel squares and quilted with decorative stitches. One of the stitches says "BABY" over and over, and the other one is a row of tiny alligators that are really adorable.
Thank you for these thoughtful and beautiful handmade gifts!!!
The first photo of my new son, Ronan Fionn. Born on Friday at 5:47pm. 8lbs 3oz 21 inches long. Today is my first day home with him and the only reason I have time to post is because my Mother is over and holding him while I check my email. :-) Otherwise he keeps us on our toes the whole day long. Being a mother is awesome so far (day 3) and every time I pick him up my heart soars. It is amazing after 9 long months that the day has finally come. 
