38 Weeks

OH. MY. GOODNESS. 2 weeks to go!?!?!?! (Well, possibly 3, and possibly less!).
My supervisor and went over my yearly development plan today and she commented that in spite of all the worry and potential for disaster, I've made it! I'm really going to have a baby! And it totally changed my point of view. Yes, I am still anxious to meet my little monkey and hold her and love her. But what does it matter if that is 12 hours from now or 3 weeks from now? All that matters is she's healthy and well developed. So while I am SO DONE with being pregnant and will continue to do what I can to initiate labor, I have a new-found sense of patience. I don't WANT to wait on God's timing, but I will. And I will endeavor to do so with a joyful and thankful heart.
I am sitting here in my very nearly finished nursery. I just have a few tiny things to finish. BUT I simply cannot wait any longer to post pictures! So. Without further adieu, MY NURSERY:

The Clocks

The Crib

The Bed
(Thank you Target for the Big Ben, Empire State, and Chrysler Building statues)

The Changing Table
(I still need to get hardware for the drawers and find the perfect picture for that large frame)

More Crib, Clocks, and my collection of Eiffel Towers

Yes, Of course I made a Boppy pillow cover to match.

The Closet

Guardian Angle Icon and the song my grandfather used to sing to us when were were little, in his own handwriting! Such a special addition to my nursery and something I will sing to my Monkey.

I really cannot believe I sewed all of this stuff! And I am SOOOOO glad to be nearly done! I still have one more pillow case to make out of the pink fabric for my body pillow and I would like to get another crib sheet made too. When Monkey officially has a name I am going to paint and hang some wall letters. I THINK I will put them above the bed. And I think I want to add some B&W photos above the crib. But we'll see. For now I am satisfied that the majorly involved projects are out of the way! A HUGE thanks to Jamie, and Erin for helping me paint and to my mom for painting the furniture and helping hang shelves.

All we need now is the Monkey!

Sewing for baby

I've been a crafty maven lately, sewing all kinds of things in addition to my nursery sewing projects. I know you want to see some pictures:

Boppy cover I made for my SIL

Sleep gown I made for my baby. It says "50% Good 50% Bad 100% Trouble".

Another gown for my baby girl. This one is SO soft. And I love the fabrics.

The nursery isn't totally finished yet. I'm trying to wait to post pictures of the whole shebang so you get the full wow factor. It's getting close...