28 week pregnancy update

We have hit the 3rd trimester of pregnancy now!  I am now 29 weeks but at 28 weeks we got a peek at Miss Eleanor. She looked quite comfy all stretched out in there. She is measuring at the right size and I am no longer partial previa so a c section isn't required! Yay. I had a bunch of tests done and I passed the diabetes, platelet count, and liver tests! Another yay! My blood pressure was also really good. The only not so great thing was my iron was low. They'll check it again next time and might put me on a supplement. I wish I liked leafy greens, like at all, so I could get my iron and increase veggies, but I find them generally repulsive, I can only stand small amounts of lettuce on sandwiches. Anyways, fingers crossed I keep passing my tests.

I am getting anxious to be done with this pregnancy though. I have had horrible heartburn lately and I am very uncomfortable all the time. I've made some cute things for the baby's room too which make me excited to decorate. Her room is being used as a temporary workspace though. I am a vendor at the Wonderland boutique June 6-7 so I have been working like crazy. Richard is gone a lot of nights and I don't like being down in the basement while the kids sleep. (not used to this big house I guess). I feel like I haven't done nearly enough for the boutique but I have worn myself out, plus trying to get ready for the Bell family reunion and generally have fun with my kids, iI think I may finish the last few I have cut out and call it good. One of my aprons will be on TV on Tuesday. I don't really know any details, but the boutique is getting a shout out and my Elsa dress up apron will be featured. Woohoo, almost famous!

Sorry no house pics yet! We're getting our couch delivered on Tuesday, so we have to wait for that and we just barely got the desktop to connect to the internet and that's where I like to do anything with pictures (i'm way too lazy to look for the USB camera cord, I'd rather just stick the card into the card reader). For now you can see random pics on Facebook/Instagram.

Also hopefully soon we'll have a video of Libby singing in the ward talent show. I'm so proud of her, she really did awesome! We didn't know she'd be so brave!

We love Summertime!

These are totally out of order, but that's okay. Here's a few things we've been up to this summer!

I have been sewing A LOT! I tried out a new stitch on my sewing machine. I think it looks really pretty on the Rapunzel apron. I was hoping to get a spot at our farmer's market, but since they were supposed to notify me last Monday, I'm thinking I didn't get it, but I've been working on my inventory for my Etsy shop and it's been fun.

Guess who got a haircut! I have never seen such blonde hair get cut. Even Libby's looks pretty brown when it's cut, but Elliot really bleached out this summer

Kids love the carousel!

Elliot loves the splash park! I take them a couple times a week!

Libby started Gymnastics in July!

Go TEAM!

Balance beam holding a noodle

Balance beam

Tall balance beam

Elliot playing in the waiting room during gymnastics

Libby's favorite, the bars!

Chasing the stray cat

Climbing trees

Elliot was pretending to strum his sesame street guitar while daddy played. It was pretty cute

New dress from Aunt jana

More Carousel riding

Libby waving to everyone

Elliot loving the swing

We grew a flower

We tried to grow lettuce and baby carrots....they aren't doing so great now though since I'm horrible with plants and watering them and also someone named Elliot keeps digging in it.

Libby and Richard can eat an entire cantaloupe in 1 day.

Playing with best bud Ellie before she moved to Florida

Libby loves to play hair dresser. She is quite talented.

Sleeping Beauty

I made Libby an awesome Sleeping Beauty dress up apron. It's reversible so she can be blue or pink! Genius, right?! Libby loves it. Today she was telling me the plot of Sleeping Beauty and I realized she totally understands what Resurrection means. She told me that Sleeping Beauty was dead and then Prince Phillip came and gave her a magic kiss and then she woke up and she was resurrected! Haha, so cute. I had to explain that she was just sleeping, not really dead like Maleficent wanted. Libby also does a very good evil laugh like Maleficent. Love it! You should have her tell you the plot some time b/c it is pretty amusing.

Pink!

Blue

 

Pink!

 

Blue!

Etsy

So I started an etsy shop back when Libby was a baby (there's a link to it on the right side bar if you scroll down) . I got a few sales on my tutus and hair clips, but not enough to really make much of an effort with the shop. Well, recently I decided to start it up again with some new items. We have a mini crib and when we got it, I realized it's hard to find sheets for them. the ones i found were pretty boring too. So I made one. For some reason it only recently clicked that other people probably have the same problem with finding these teeny tiny sheets. So on Monday I posted 3 different types of mini crib sheets (flannel, cotton, and minky) in many awesome fabric choices. By Saturday I had 2 sales! {Victory dance} I'm pretty excited, less than a week and 2 sales is pretty good. i'm hoping it keeps going well, especially with all the fabric I've bought and sheets I already made....I"m also working on some fun dress up clothes to add to the shop; Mostly aprons that look like princess costumes or superheroes. (aprons are much easier to put on a kid than a full costume, is my thinking). There is this one etsy shop that sells really cute princess aprons and they charge $60! They are cute, but not worth $60. I made a practice Snow white one and it cost me probably less than $4 to make, so I'll probably sell them for $12-15. My goal for my shop is to charge a reasonable price for things, I never buy things on Etsy b/c everything seems way over-priced and I usually figure I can make it or find it on Amazon for a better deal. I assume other people feel that way too.

Anyways....that's pretty much it.

crafts

One of my favorite Libby phrases right now is "Mom, can we do a craft together?" Yep, she's definitely my kid! We sure love our crafts. Sometimes she asks me this several times a day. I found this awesome website that has these cool alphabet crafts. The letter looks like something that starts with that letter. We''ve done A (aligator), B (bumblebee),C (crab), R(rabbit), H(house), and I (iguana) so far. Plus a few random flowers, the flag, and a popcorn tree. Its a lot of fun. I admit, I do most of the craft....but I do have her help with the gluing, coloring, and placing of the objects. I try not to be too OCD about her placement and try to direct her close to where it should be. They also have the lowercase letters, which will be fun since Libby doesn't know those yet. When we do a letter, on the back of the page we list all the things I can think of off the top of my head that also start with that letter. It's fun.

the kids room

I know Libby will be a good sister. She loves her babies and is always making sure they are wrapped up and fed and their hair brushed, etc. I love seeing her snuggle them. So cute.

Somebody really liked graham crackers with frosting on them. Any guesses who?

I'm really liking how the kids room has turned out, so far. I made the curtains, crib sheet and bumper and repainted the bookcase (not pictured) and dresser. We found the rug at Ikea (which I realized is not pictured, but it's royal blue and kind of shag) and Libby's bedding is from Grandma Sue and Grandpa Coplan, which obviously is a big hit with this Elmo fan. It's a fun bright room and I like it.