Baby gifts

I seem to be on a sewing spree again lately. Maybe it is because I have some family members and friends that are having babies and I've been working on making some gifts for them. Finding some good deals at the fabric store helps too!! Here are a few of the 'projects' that I've made lately. Most of them I made following tutorials from different blogs, with my own few little changes.


Ric Rac blanket and 2 burp cloths
Magic binding blanket and 2 burp clothsRag Edge Blanket and 2 burp clothsA few more "tag blankets"
I hope that these 'blanket packs' will be enjoyed by babies and mothers. I always loved having a few extra blankets around, ones that I could tuck in the stroller, throw on the floor, take to the park, etc. If you are pregnant, you might be viewing your baby present early! I guess you can always put in a request for your favourite one!
The next project is something for my own girls. I'll show you when I've finished them!

I think we're ready!

Well, the walls are painted, the crib is set up, the diapers are bought, clothes and blankets are washed. After a very busy month, I think we might actually be ready! Now, we just wait!!!! :)

Miracle!

The whole process of how life begins and develops and grows has always struck me as such an amazing miracle. Only God could orchestrate all the things that have to work together to make a perfect little baby. The fact that God designed that tiny little life to grow inside the body of a mother was an pretty cool idea (okay, maybe not the very ending part!) I always think that this is probably the one time in my life where I feel like I am helping God out with His miracle! We had our 18 week ultrasound today and I was again blown away the miracle of life. We were able to see very clearly our new little baby moving around and kicking his/her arms and legs around. We could see the features of the face, the fingers and toes and all the parts of the spine. I still have a hard time believing that all that is inside me but there it was! What a gift! Here are a few of the pictures that they were able to print for us. You'll have to wait until December to meet the little person for real!
"For you created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139: 13-14

They call this one the "alien face". I think it looks beautiful, but I'm a little biased!

An arm and a leg.

A good shot of one of the feet and toes!