The month is slipping by quickly.  One nice thing about being pregnant with small children in the house is, you don’t sit around counting the seconds until baby comes.

Making Valentine’s Day cupcakes for Awanas.  Don’t they look helpful?

Hopefully the next three and a half weeks will go as quickly as the last three weeks.

He is sitting at the table looking at the drinkable yogurt container and this is the conversation we have with each other-

“There’s too many calories in this.”

“Really!  I think it’s the perfect amount for a growing boy.”

“Yeah, ’cause boys need to be strong.  They want to be strong like their daddies, but girls don’t need to be strong.”

“They don’t?”

“No, they need to grow up and be like their mothers.”

He squeezes my arm and continues…

“They need to grow up and be about your size.  Yeah, you’re a good size for a mom, Mommy.”

“Thank you.”

We’ve never really had discussions about gender differences and it’s fun (and funny) to watch him make observations about mommies and daddies and boys and girls.  I am also once again, challenged with the knowledge that they are taking in EVERYTHING.  I don’t need to let that knowledge frighten me but I do need to let it motivate me be a Godly example in word and deed.

I’m relatively new to the world of sewing, so my skills often don’t match my ambition, but I’m looking forward becoming a better seamstress.  I get a lot of satisfaction out of making something really cute for less than I know I could buy it at the store or a specialty boutique.  I want stylish, fun things; I just don’t want to pay a lot of money for them!

Her baby quilt is finished, thanks to my my mom.

This is the diaper bag I just finished making last week.  It turned out to be more of an undertaking than I expected!

This is my all-in-one diaper changing bag (sorry I forgot to rotate the picture before I downloaded it)

I bought a plain dust ruffle from the clearance rack at Target and then added some yo-yo flowers, just to add a bit of extra color.

This is a crayon pocket. I made them as Christmas gifts for my sons, nieces and nephews, and friends.

This is what it looks like when it’s all folded up.  It comes in real handy at church.

I also made some funky little dollies for my nieces, and appliqued a few onesies for the babies (but I don’t have any pictures of those).  I would like to make some more burp rags and a nursing cover before the baby comes but I’m not sure it will happen.

If anyone is interested in any of these patterns or techniques, I would be more than happy to assist!

All of this is thanks to my sweet husband and my sweet Dad, who gave up most of their Super Bowl Sunday, to travel to Livermore and pick them up.