i'm back, baby

dare i say it? i think morning sickness is on its way out. i am able to avoid feeling like death almost all the time, as long as i eat at proper intervals (hourly). in addition i no longer need to take 2 naps a day. that is pathetically true about my life these past 7 weeks. i would go to bed around 9:30, wake up at 7 and still take a nap around lunchtime and then one at 3pm. yikes. i still take one nap after work if judah is sleeping or jesse is with him, but i am really close to saying i might not actually need one. halleljuah fallujah.

this saturday marks week 13, the end of the first trimester!!! trumpet fanfare. jesse and i always celebrate the end of each trimester with a superbinge. last pregnancy we hit up melting pot, fogo de chao and the hil for our 3 celebrations. we haven't decided where to go this time, but just reading the words "melting pot" is creating lots of drool in my mouth.

so i haven't touched the sewing machine since i started getting pummelled by the fetus, so this is a good sign. after writing about the burp cloths yesterday i got all excited and went home and made one for judah.

it would look way sharper with a navy blue border, but it was 10:07 when i finished and i just can't be up at such an hour

also, i took a pic of my current fabric stash for the winner of giveaway 75 to peruse (or anybody else who wants to commission me to make something, anything for them). my fabric obsession continued for a few weeks after the actual sewing died, so i amassed quite a stockpile of lonely fabric that has been sitting in the nook waiting for this day.

you should be able to click it open to a bigger version for better detail

bonus: judah is a walking fiend. he will walk along with you all day holding just one finger and he can go about 20 steps at a time by himself and is choosing walking as his mode of transportation more and more. we are wondering if he will be running around at his birthday party in 3 weeks.

t-shirt: threadless by lena. shorts: old navy clearance by mommy because they match a pair of daddy's shorts. shoes: target by daddy because they are skater style. not sure where his neck is in this photo.

AHHH! when spazzy babies attack...it's awesome. note that the vampire teeth are still longer than the front ones.

giveaway 75 and a winner

the winner for the last giveaway of anything from ye old etsy shop is mae! she will be receiving the blue jewelry roll. now i just have to figure out how to ship it to thailand where she and her husband live and work for jesus! (remember when they left?) this is double perfect because mae just sent judah and the fetus little gifts from thailand. judah got a handmade applique t-shirt of a tiger (or angry dog) and the lil' one got an adorable tiny elephant (there would be pictures but i am so very lazy). random.org rewards generosity it seems. mae, email me and tell me what's the best way to send it to you.

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GIVEAWAY 75

we aren't missing a beat. i am gonna catch up with you suckaz. the next giveaway is for people with babies or people who know babies or people just who need to soak up some fluid with something cute. i will make you (or whomever you want it for) a custom burp cloth. here is a smattering of examples of my work. i will put up a pic of my fabric collection so you can choose the colors and junk and you can pick what goes on it.

i am pumped about this one because we have about 10 of these for judah and beyond being crazy soft and stupidly absorbent and useful for drool, spit-up and general baby secretions, he really loves them. they are the closest thing he has to a comfort object (we call them binkies) and he always sleeps with one snuggled up or in his mouth. PLUS this one is a blank canvas and the winner gets to make it all themselves, i am just supplying the labor. que fun!

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to enter:

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leave a comment telling me what your dream burp cloth (hahahaha, i know you dream about these) would look like. (this is non-binding, feel free to write fiction and you can change it if you win).

as always, you can get another entry if you are a new follower; just leave a separate comment saying so.

let's end this mother next tuesday, giving a full week for entries. don't let me down, i will take it personally

lil' sport

this kid has exploded with spazzy personality lately. he will bust out the funniest babble, faces and actions with no warning and it SLAYS us. here is a recent example. this isn't an isolated incident, this exact sport happens over and over again with him. it will be sad when walking is his primary mode of transportation and he can just carry them around.