CRAFTY! (well, a little.....)

Okay, so it's crafty for me, a person who hasn't sewn since senior year of high school (an astonishing TEN YEARS AGO already!).....Here's the project that my MIL* and I worked on last night. 

Honestly, she did most of the sewing, but I did pin things in place and sew some of the fat ribbons on. 

We did one more, but I must have not taken a picture of it before I left this morning......

Today is 3 weeks until Eli's due date.  We still have SO MUCH left to do!  We're getting closer, but everyday I'm reminded of how little time we have left.  As Danielle pointed out yesterday, "His room isn't even started, but you're making rags for him to throw up on?!"  Okay, well when you put it like that....I've started doing his laundry though and Nick pulled up everything from the basement, so we went through that and will start cleaning it soon.  I'm hesitant to work on his room though because Nick will begin drywalling the basement soon, and I'm picturing drywall dust all over my baby's newly cleaned room.  What's the point?  Plus, after Ella's crib was recalled for being a practical deathtrap (yeah, Ella, I know....sorry babe.  Drop-down sides seemed convenient at the time.....), we ordered the replacement part to fix the crib.  Wherever we put it, Nick and I both thought that it was logical and that we would remember where it was and it'd be easy to find.  Apparently, we have both lost our minds since then because we can't find it anywhere!  (Although I can't rule out me finding it sometime in between, not knowing what it was, and throwing it away whilst I "decluttered" my home......)  So we can't put the bed together.....My vote is to buy all new furniture, despite HATING that idea.  But what are we going to do?!  Nick's comment, "Well, really.....I mean, Ella's fine.  Nothing happened to her...."  The Are-You-Crazy?-I-Can't-Believe-I-Married-a-Man-Who-Would-Say-Such-a-Thing look on my face must've shut that down immediately because he dropped it and didn't try to bring that up again.

In addition to the room, our bag has YET to be packed!  I have Ella's clothes ready to go, but only a few things set out for me, and nothing for Nick or Eli.  I don't even know what I should bring; it seems like last time I was very aware of what I needed or might want, yet now I seem to have no clue.  Maybe I should start reading books again.

It's lunchtime, so I guess I should go eat.  Roast sandwiches and a golden baked potato.....yummmmm....

Oh, dr. appt. this afternoon!  Updates to follow....

*Years from now, I will probably not remember what MIL means.  MIL=Mother-in-law.  I was going to write "mom" since that's what I call her, but I could also see me (and others) being confused about that years down the line, as my mom is even less crafty than I am!