Lentil's Impending Arrival

Hi y'all!
I thought (seeing as it's only about 2 weeks away! OMG!) that I would share a little of the Lentil happenings before he/she is born!

This was taken last week at almost week 36, when Lentil provided me with the best shelf for my Town & Country Pyrex bowl, holding a fruit salad! {giggles}. Lentil is sitting much further out the front than Jaimeson did, and quite up high too, so I had lots of people at my niece Venice's Christening on the day before, say to me "Are you SURE you have 4 weeks to go?" "Are you SURE it's not twins?" Can I just tell you people, you might think it's a joke and you're being the funniest person around, but to the person on the receiving end, who has heard the same joke over and over again, from lots of different people on the one day.... IT AIN'T FUNNY! You try carrying around a 15kg lump tied to your front and run after a toddler all day! I'm tired!! My sense of humour is waning! {sigh!}. Anyway, I thought I would take advantage of Lentil's big bump to have a hands-free afternoon tea. LOL! Thanks Lentil!
The following day I had an Ultrasound to check on Lentil's growth because of my Type 1 Diabetes. (Also another reason I am sensitive when told I look massive, cos I spend so much time trying to adjust my insulin to my food intake and increasing hormones during pregnancy, to ensure Lentil doesn't get too big! I don't like being told I am massive, cos that means baby could be massive and I am failing at my job!)
The Sonographer took the measurements 3 times, and it looked as though Lentil was measuring average for 39 weeks instead of 36 weeks, e.g. in the 98th percentile for 36wks. This was despite measuring on the 50th percentile at my last ultrasound 3 weeks before. How could it have grown so much in 3 weeks?! My sugars had been quite stable, it was quite a shock. So when I got home, I had a little cry. What had I done to cause such a hugh increase in size for poor little Lentil, in such a short timeframe? They estimated Lentil to be about 3.4kg already (give or take 500g- which does seem like a lot on such a small weight!) and Jaimeson was born at 3.56kg at 39+2wks!
So I decided it was time I made Lentil's bed, all ready for him/her, just in case at my Antenatal Appt the next day they said it was getting too big and I had to be induced. I had all these wild thoughts about having the baby this week and I wasn't prepared (more tears {sob!}) I made Lentil's bed (a vintage cot, the same style as the one I used to sleep in when I was a baby), with vintage yellow hand-painted rabbit sheets that Mum made for us girls & the gorgeous bright Woodland pram cover/light quilt with cool green chevron backing that Mum made for Lentil. Also in the cot is a Frog rattle that I bought for the next baby when we were in Hawaii last year (who would have thought the "next baby" would be almost here already!), the elephant softie I made for Lentil, and the cool Bon Jovi flat mouse toy Felicity bought for Lentil. So cute!!
The next day was my Antenatal Appt, and when I finally got in to seeing the Doctors, it was my favourite Dr and the head Gyno that I got to see. Oh how happy I was to see Dr Jenkins! When he had a look at the ultrasound result, he was so non-phased & calm & cool about it! He said Lentil was quite tall, cos he/she has a long femur measurement, but normal head circumference but was "a little bit fat". So Lentil is getting a bit too much sugar, but not astronomically or damagingly so. Estimated birth weight is about 4kg, and they still wont look at inducing until at least 38wks. Boy that made me happy to hear! He really put my mind at ease, and I am just trying to rein in my sugar levels even tighter now, so Lentil doesn't continue on this massive growth spurt!
So that's the recent update on Lentil, only about 2 weeks (or less! {gasp!}) to go! Wish me all the best, and send me good birthing vibes!
:) C

The Friday project unveiled!

Hi y'all!
Well did you have a good old guess at what yesterday's project was from my iphone pic? Yvette guessed an owl, which was a good guess seeing as I love owls, but I've already made Peabody an owl so no. It was..... a Mr Hedgehog taggie!
I got the idea after buying my pinking shears to make a small felt Hedgehog for Peabody and I was thinking what else I could make using the pinking shears (it turns out it's addictive to cut things in a zig zag. Who knew?) I drew out this pattern at work one night and decided to make it into a taggie (a toy with tags of ribbon for baby to hold on to) cos that sounded pretty cool. And I have about a trillion different ribbons so it was going to be a good way to use some of them!
Initially I was going to make him all out of felt, but then when I looked through my fabric collection I realised if I make everything out of felt there will be no use for the stash of pretty fabrics I've been hoarding for a rainy day {wink!}. So I gathered some brown and aqua fabrics & ribbons and set to work! I was on a roll yesterday til I broke my sewing machine needle. D'oh! So I used last night to hand sew the eyeballs on and his nose on and sew some eyebrows (cos what Hedgehog doesn't have eyebrows, honestly...) and then this morning I found a spare sewing machine needle and I finished him off {high five!} I am so proud of how he turned out!! I just love him and I hope Peabody does too! And I'm so proud cos I thought of it all on my own and drew the pattern and it actually turned out exactly as I wanted {happy dance!}
So here is all the sewing I've done for Peabody, lovingly arranged in the lined basket Mum made using some beautiful bird-nest fabric I bought at Spotlight and a basket we got as a food hamper for our Engagement (hooray, recycling!) Thanks Mum!
So hooray, another one of my "Maternity Leave Projects" out of the way! Now I just have to scrap about 40 pages before Peabody is born. LOL!!
:) C

Preparing for Peabody Pages

I am so far behind in posting the scrap pages I have done for Peabody! You probably haven't seen the half of them yet! I feel like doing a bit more scrapping today, gotta run and do some grocery shopping first then I'm gonna enjoy some time at my desk I think. Oh guess what, I'm on Maternity Leave now! Yep! I finished work last Friday {sigh/hooray!}- yes it's a little of both. I {sigh} because I will miss my friends and being with Will all night, but {hooray} because I was getting Uber tired by the end of the night and am going to enjoy some much needed rest time off before Peabody is born. That's the plan anyway, unless Peabody has other ideas! I've been having lots of Braxton-Hicks contractions again lately, but nothing as big as 2 weeks ago so my muscles are just practicing inside and getting themselves ready!
So I have done some pages of our Peabody Prep- e.g. Painting our gorgeous wooden Change Table/Drawers (from Best Price Furniture at Manly- I recommend that place for good quality Australian made furniture!!) and putting the pram together. I wanted to scrap these events, even though they seem like small things, cos it shows how exciting and new the lead up to parenting is for us! We are both very excited :) I am slightly nervous now that Peabody is due in only 3 weeks {eek!} but Will has been a really good support and has his to-do list ready for when I go into labour! Which I guess could be any time now really. Well, I hope Peabody gives me a bit of rest time before he/she comes! I actually slept last night for 9 hours, so Mum, I am trying to build up my sleep in the sleep bank! I do have lots on my to-do list though, so I have trouble sleeping in in the morning cos I want to get busy! I must learn to rest. Cos there wont be much of that happening after 3 weeks!
:) C

A Baby Belongs Here..

It's oh so sweet. That little feeling I get down in my tummy, about where Peabody's hands are gently punching at my lower organs, that warm and fuzzy feeling, when I look at this shelf and the things on it! I wanted a shelf for Peabody's things and we bought a Lack shelf from IKEA a few weeks ago, and today Will finally put it up above the TV (pretty much the only free space left in our room!). All afternoon, as I have looked at the TV and my eyes drift gently upwards, I see the shelf and all the sweet little baby things on it, and I think "A Baby belongs in this room!" Oh it is so sweet! Its finally becoming a real thing now!
On the shelf is Peabody's little Woodland of animals, Lewis & Hamilton, the Bunny from Mum and Dad for Easter, Mum's knitted owl & felt mushroom, Goober the Bear from Cooper and Sienna and the original Winnie the Pooh (not the ultra-orange Disney version!) I have had for years in my glory box which just made its way from Mum and Dad's for Peabody! Peabody's 5 books are there too along with a gorgeous Owl frame from Felicity which is waiting for a pic of Peabody! I think we might finally bring the Bassinet up from downstairs and make it all up ready too. Wow, it really is the homestretch!
:) C