Once a week = Fail

So before baby Jake was born I said "once a week" for my blogging goal.

Well if you check the date of the last post, I did not do a good job with that one.

I can't blame Jake for that.

The first week I was busy doing freelance work with taking care of a brand new baby.

The next 3 wks, well I was adjusting and trying to get my brain back.

My memory is still shot; I'm constantly starting "projects" and then forgetting what I was doing. Heck even now I am typing this with one hand as someone nurses.

What (other than a New Year's Resolution) have you tried to commit to that you just haven't been able to follow through?

Today's the Day

Well at least it's the day we're going to the hospital.

It seems our baby boy has made quite the comfy nest in there and does not want to come out. So today at 5pm we will be going to the hospital to begin the induction.

Since I had hoped to go through this labor with as little intervention as possible, this has been quite disappointing to me (to say the least).

However, although I am the eternal pessimist, I must be optimistic that once things start going, that they will continue that way and we will only need a minimal amount of intervention.

So, since that's a lot to have on your mind, I've been keeping busy making things for baby.

In the last 2 weeks I've started and finished 3 projects.

A wool soaker to go over his cloth diapers (above)

Wool soaker pants (both above and below)

And finally some thing cute and fun, a stocking cap!

In the meantime I am also working on several baby blankets for the slew of friends I have who will also be having a baby this year.

Boy am I a busy girl

Back, with a good excuse?

Okay maybe it's not the best excuse as I'm certainly aware there are lots of people out there doing what I am doing and have time or at least the severe dedication to update their blogs.

Yesterday was my 40wk doctor appointment for our soon-to-join-us new addition.

For those of you who may know me on a personal basis, you know, i'm a planner. I've spent pretty much every moment the last 9 months either working, sleeping, or planning something for the baby. That's not necessarily a good reason to be neglectful to my blog. Because really, this is something I have decided I wanted to do and need to continue to dedicate myself to.

So my new and I swear this time it's official plan is to post at least once a week with what I am working on. I'd rather once a day but I cannot promise that when baby boy does finally decide to show up that I will be able to handle a once-a-day regimen.

Once a week, once a week.

My new mantra.

Snappy snap snap

Almost a year ago I began this pattern for a sleep sac with a matching hat.

Then all I needed, were some snaps to close the sleep sac

(Here it is while I was crocheting the border - without the snaps)

I kept trying to remember to purchase some snaps but completely forgot.

Then fast forward to four months-or so-ago when I started looking into cloth diapers and the patterns to make them. I realized that you also needed snaps for those. So, since I was going to request that my husband's mom make some diapers, I should probably pick up some of these snap things then huh?

So, I went online, and asked around. Who had the good ones, which type should I get, etc.

I ended up going to Kam Snaps and purchasing a snap plier (which yay for me came with 200 snaps for <$8). Sign me up! I ended up ordering 100 white and 100 offwhite, which also came with a card of samples of the other colors available.

For those who have never seen plastic snaps before (like I was prior to this adventure) this is the top portion. It looks like a thumbtack

And then here are the two inside pieces.

You place the thumbtack through the fabric (in this case the crocheted sleep sac) and choose one of the inside pieces. Then you take the pliers and give it a firm press.

(another angle)

Here is one with a few of them already installed

After a bit, it gets to be pretty easy to decide which pieces need to go where. And then soon enough, you have a finished product!

Now all I have to do is finish weaving in the ends, and wash the sac to see how it all goes.

Once that is done, I'll have to send a picture of the final piece (hopefully with someone inside so you can see how adorably cute this pattern really is.

It's about time!

Well a lot has been going on the past few months.

We found out that we are going to be having a baby boy in February.

Work has been insane. Every time I think there is going to be a little break - something drops into my lap that needs to be done yesterday.

But... now, although it's super busy, I've been able to start crocheting again.

I had been on and off for a bit - but not really completed any projects.

In the last few days though, I've started quite a bit and finished several of them.

Sadly, nothing yet will be added to the store - most have been for our upcoming addition (who is currently kicking me in the bladder, thanks son!) and then this blanket that I had originally made for the baby but I've since changed my mind. Might hit the store - or might be given as a gift to one of the several people I know that are expecting right now.

First off for baby - Ear flap hat

Then another ear flap hat - (currently working on the matching mittens)

And a pair of blue hats

I've also finished a blanket (which is currently tumbling in the dryer), and am working on the cutest stuffed animal turtle (complete with removable shell and diaper)! Pictures to come on those. And hopefully so will more posts now that I have gotten a handle on everything going on.

So...

So...

Soooo....

SOOOOOO need to update.

I keep meaning to make new posts but then something happens and that gets pushed to the side.

I promise. At least one good meaningful blog before the end of the week. And then I must get back into the swing of things :-)

Sleep Study

For the last year and a half or so I have been exhausted. I mean, driving to work in the morning and sitting at a long light leaves me seconds from falling asleep in the car.

When I go to bed at night, I'm tired. And normally, I fall asleep pretty quickly. When I sleep, I feel like I sleep well. I don't remember waking up most of the time (however I am notorious for talking in my sleep). Every once in a while I have to get up for the restroom, but I go back to bed very quickly.

So, I decided to go to the PCP (primary care physician) and ask about the fatigue. She took bloodwork (checked for lymes, iron, mono, pretty much whatever you can think of that would cause fatigue) and it all came out fine. I apparently have a tiny itty bitty level of mono that she could see so I would have had it a while ago but nothing active.

This leads us to the sleep study. My PCP referred me to a sleep specialist to see if he can figure out what is wrong with me.

So here are some pretty entertaining pictures of the sleep study (didn't bring my camera so I am sorry for the quality).

This is a picture of the room. It was pretty much like a small hotel room. It had a bed, lounge chair, bathroom with a shower, TV, etc.

The TV

The spy camera that was watching me while I slept. Super creepy but it wasn't like there were cameras everywhere.

After sitting still for over a half hour with my nurse-friend spackeling sensors to my head, chest and legs.

Sensors on the legs

The typical Facebook/Myspace bathroom mirror picture. In this case, it was quite useful to take a picture of all of the gadgets that were sticking on or hanging off of me.

Told you sensors were spackelled to my head

Overall it was a decent experience. I slept a lot better than I thought that I would with all of that crap on me. There were also some tubes that were placed up my nose so they could monitor the amount of carbon dioxide that I was exhaling. Actually that was the most annoying part of it. Because of them having to hook all of that up to a central spot, if I needed to use the restroom, someone had to come and unhook me. So when i woke up around 4am and had to pee, I just closed my eyes and went back to bed. I woke up a second time around 5:50 and spoke to the man in the ceiling (there was an intercom so they could listen to me sleeping too!!) and they came and released me for the day.

I wish that I had taken a picture of the oh-so-sexy hair that I had after they removed all of the sensors from my head. Just look at that first picture of me, and imagine my hair about 4 inches higher and more "mad scientist"-like.

I get the results July 15th.

We'll see...