Let the craftyness begin!

I was lazying around on the couch this afternoon, and hubby was playing with our son, and I thought, "STEPH GET OFF YOUR ARSE! AND SEW!" I was going to do my felt memory cards, but instead I procrastinated, to make a wrist pin cushion. Although this wasn't on my list from the other day, I have been wanting to make one. And I think it will be a helpful tool for making all the things I need to make :)
I even took photos as proof that I made it. It took me from about 4pm-7.30pm, in between finding elastic/ribbon in the shed, feeding Isaac and stacking the dishwasher etc etc. Not too bad methinks.

crafty blogs & inspiration

I have been following a crafty blog, and every Wednesday she gets 'everyone' to post a link to something crafty they have made that week (or month i suppose).
And every week I look at it and think "That's a good idea - I can do that" the only problem is, I say that to about 5 things each week. And I go out and buy supplies for 5 things a week, and end up with a whole lot of fabric, cotton, buttons, stickers and a lot of unfinished unstarted projects. (Slight exaggeration, but I do have lots of things on my wish list to buy, and have a couple of complete supplies for projects)
And I'll be lucky if I have time to do them in the next 4 weeks, never mind about when I have 2 kids!
So far I want to make:
- ruffle apron for me (I really want to buy fabric, but know I'll never get around to it)
- a painting apron for Isaac
- felt memory cards for the kids (I have EVERYTHING ready for making this, It even took 2 trips to spotlight and a trip to Geoff's Emporium)
- a bag to put my wrapping paper in
- a canvas with buttons spelling names (I have the buttons on my watchlist on trademe)
- a bucket hat for Isaac
I'm sure there are more in my Firefox bookmarks list, but I'm afraid to look for fear I'll end up at spotlight this afternoon!

That reminds me, when I'm rich, or when hubby is rich, I really want a Silhouette machine! Imagine the possibilities! they are endless. :)

Pregnant, Swollen, Depressed and in Denial

This baby is really starting to get in my way now!
AND tonight my feet/ankles are so swollen, and I was resting one foot on top of the other, and it took ages for my skin to pop back again... which concerns me slightly. I'd just better get to bed, with my feet above my heart, but with my neck/head above my stomach so I don't get heartburn... I have no idea how I'm going to manage that.
No one (I really mean my husband) understands how I feel emotionally or physically *sigh*
We did however finally sell our massive giant desk! WOOHOO so that is out of our lives forever and ever and now we have room for a baby which I have to keep forever and ever. I think I want that desk back now! :)
I have about 7 weeks left of this baby in my womb and I have such a busy week or 2, or 3, or 4, or 7 ahead of me. Actually, even after 7 weeks, it's only going to get worse.
Feel free to send me frozen meals, and Green Acres voucher for housekeepers :)
Did I also mention I'm turning 30 in exactly one month!?!

Preggy Blues & General Laziness

So, I went to the midwife on Tuesday, turns out my iron is low, it was low with Isaac too... so that's another tablet I have to remember to take (I'm taking iodine and Pregnancy Gold tablets too). I'm lucky if I take these said tablets 3 times a week, let alone EVERY DAY!
THEN she told me my glucose levels were a little bit on the high side, nothing too serious, but she does want me to have the 2nd glucose test! This takes 2 hours to do, and I need to book it in ASAP. So until then, I have decided to try and get the sugar out of my system in the hopes of passing this second test. But also keeping in mind, I don't want to cheat on the test, because I really don't want to have to have complications with my labour, which is supposed to be even more of a breeze than first time.

I'm finding these days very long and hot and depressing. I want to do stuff to get ready for #2, but I want to sleep or sit on my bum as well. I need someone to come over and move stuff for me, and put up (And buy) a garden shed, and fix our shower which is rotting our wooden floor, tomorrow I'll probably fall thru the floor boards while having my shower! hubby was going to get his dad around to help him with a few things, but then the father-in-law decided to nearly die with a blood clot! What a scare that was, luckily he is home and OK now, but needs to take it easy. So anyway, at least it's left him free to come over and visit and spend actual quality time with us!

I really wish I had some motivation and I wish my hubby had time to spend at home instead of at work. You can tell how much I'm procrastinating... I'd rather blog than do stuff! :)
I'd better go sort something out for dinner now, that's a step in the right direction, I haven't cooked dinner in quite some time!

The Crazy Season

I am just starting to feel like I'm getting the house sorted for baby #2 (due 6 April 2011!)
We (hubby & I) need to clear out our office, to make it the 3rd bedroom. Our office is just jam-packed with rubbish. I have slowly been sorting it out and boxing things up that we don't need to have out, but that we can't bare to get rid of.
But last night and today, almost real progress is getting made. We have moved all the computer bits into our bedroom, on a 'new' second hand desk. Which makes our room seem half the size, but it's quite cosy, as long as we hang our clothes up each night! haha
Hubby told me I have to take the Christmas tree down right away if we are going to sort the overloaded office out. We have about 10 plastic storage containers in there at the moment, and the Christmas boxes need to be put back into the shed first, therefore the tree and decorations have to go.
But I can now see light at the end of the tunnel, finally! Soon all the office will be packed down into boxes and can all be put outside, once we buy another shed. Yep, we do need to buy another shed. But at least if all the boxes are packed, moving them is easy peasy japanesy.

I'm also freaking out, there is a baby, and nothing is going to stop it from coming out... And my other child, the first born, will still be living here. With a first child I had no idea how hard it was going to be... but now that I know how hard a baby is, I don't know if I can do it with a little toddler too!
How is it that we are allowed to get pregnant when we already have a child in the house!?

Christmas Eve Eve

I went and did my final grocery shop today, before Christmas, hopefully I remembered everything. Although I am now thinking I should have bought this and that... maybe I'll get the hubby to go on his way home from work to pick some more things up. But I didn't want to go tomorrow, as there will be so many crazy last minute shoppers! Even today people were rude and inconsiderate, not like the normal Countdown Supermarket crowd.

Recently I've been wondering about life and comparing my life to others. I always think I have it so bad. But then I hear other stories, on the news, or thru friends and I have to come to terms with the fact that my life is what it is, and I should make the most of it. I have a house, a semi-decent husband, and 1.5kids (I'm still undecided if this is good or bad, but I do know that I really wanted kids before I had them, and plenty of people, without kids, who would probably happily have my kid). I still wish I had it better, and I hope that one day me or husband win lotto or get a massive payout from somewhere so we can get the house we want. Money isn't everything, but it would sure help out a whole lot!

Christmas Time Mistletoe & Non Alcholic Wine

*sigh*
So much to do. I still have Christmas Cards to write. I have dramatically cut down my list this year. Although, at this rate, no one will get a card this year!

This morning I went to the shops to get a few things from the supermarket and some last minute Christmas present shopping. I was out for ages! It was so busy! Normally you can walk fast around the mall... but not now, there are people with kids wandering slowly, old men using trolleys to hobble around with, and stupid people in the middle of the aisles trying to stop you and sell you their stuff!
Then I foolishly went to Pak N Save for my quick supermarket shop... I'd forgotten how people who shop their have NO TROLLEY COURTESY! so I kept getting stuck. Also, this particualy Pak N Save has changed their entrance, so you walk thru the store backwards... which totally threw me. So I got milk first, and my apples last. Not to mention I didn't know where anything else was.

At least the weather is lovely and I'm home in one piece!
Baby is kicking around lots, I love feeling her/him move about :)