Sewing Weekend at the Beach

I spent this past weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Bank's Beach House.  Granny and I spent the entire weekend working on the curtains and upholstery for your nursery. The chevron pattern of the fabric I picked for your curtains turned out to be hard to work with, because Granny and I were very particular about the zig-zags lining up.  But after some extensive math and re-cutting, we finished your curtains and they look fantastic!  I can't wait to have Dad hang them in your nursery. Speaking of Dad, he spent this past weekend traveling to the baseball stadiums of the Mid-Atlantic.  His last father-less hurrah with friends!

Granny sewing your curtain panels

Measure twice, cut once...I am sure you will learn this one :)

We of course had to break for lunch on the intercoastal waterway!

Your Baby Quilt

This weekend your Grandma Bank and I spent the better part of two days planning your baby quilt and shopping for the fabric. Grandma Bank picked out a pattern called "Jerome the Giraffe" and we had to adapt the wall hanging pattern to make it big enough for a crib sized quilt. After some math and graph paper we finally figured it out ;) We then set out in search of the perfect fabrics.  After 2 hours at a local quilt store here in Richmond your Granny and I finally settled on a pink and gray color scheme to match the curtains and cushions we are making for your nursery.  I am going down this week to help Granny start cutting and appliquéing.  Here are the fabrics at the store and Granny is pictured at our kitchen table calculating on your great grandma Haines' quilting board.  Also Granny bought you flowers! A dozen BEAUTIFUL pink roses :)

Baby Belly

Only 3 more months until we meet you!

(ps that is your freshly painted nursery wall behind me, dad did a great job!)

This past Saturday night, while at the movies, dad felt you kick for the first time :)  He said it was very soft, but to me it sure felt like a big kick!

Mandi Snuggles

We are pretty sure Mandi knows about you, as she has started snuggling my belly and loving on you :) 

(I fear Roo has no idea you are coming and is going to be alarmed that he is not the baby anymore)

Daddy's Baby Girl Already

Dad played this song for you last night and you started moving like crazy...he is still anxiously waiting to feel you move :)

(ps I love this clip because it also includes stephen kellogg and pat mcgee)

Your Nursery

This Labor Day weekend we started your nursery.  Daddy painted the walls a light gray, Grandpa Bank painted all your furniture white, and Grandma Bank is going to help me make curtains and recover your glider. Here is dad working on the painting (we chose the lighter gray color behind dad):

Grandma Bank and I went fabric shopping together from 300 miles away.  I went to the hobby lobby here in Richmond and she went to hobby lobby in Wilmington, NC. It was great!

We did not find any fabrics we both like, but hopefully we will soon ;) I am thinking a combination of something like this...