i always get hassled by people who ask why i don't make all of isa's clothes. my usual response is that more sewing is the last thing i want to do at the end of the day! so poor isa gets slighted, or so it would seem. but on the rare occasion that i have a little free time, and motivation, i do some sewing that has nothing to do with the shop. such was the case when i decided to make a stack of receiving blankets for the new bambino. anyone who has used regular ole receiving blankets knows that they are rarely big enough or thick enough. so, being that i have fabric and a machine at my disposal, i decided to change that this time around. the result was a great stack of blankets for the little winter baby, double sided in thick flannel. while we are not exactly lacking in blankets around here, how could you have too many blankets for a wyoming baby born in december, right? exactly.
speaking of babies... folks have been asking how isa has taken the news. well, honestly... she hasn't taken it at all. because we really haven't made a big deal out of it yet. or atleast in her terms. she has an inlking that something is going on, as we always make it a point of talking about her friends' new siblings. but we haven't done the big "you're going to have a new baby brother/sister" deal yet. we'll probably wait til very close to d-day to break the news. since she really has no concept of time, it would likely be confusing to make this big fuss about a new baby and then have to wait weeks or months for one to arrive! don't you think?
We didn't tell Mayla about her sibling either at first, for the same reasons. We thought we were careful not to mention it around her, etc. But one day Jake asked her out of the blue, "Do you know what's in mommy's tummy?" and she responded without hesitation, "A baby." And then she went on reading her book. I think she was so young I could have told her there was a toaster in my tummy and she would have just accepted that, too!
ReplyDeleteLooks like little baby #2 will be nice and warm. I have made several blankets, too, so there will definitely be NO shortage. XOXOXOX
ReplyDeleteAre you sporting a nice round baby belly yet? Can you still tie your shoes? I once went all day at work with one brown and one black flip flop on. No one said a word. (Thanks friends(?)) I want to see a belly shot. You are more than welcome to email that, if you don't want to take the spotlight of Miss Isa on the ol' blog.
ReplyDeleteah, the belly shot. i haven't gotten the nerve up to do one yet. there isn't a whole lot to show at the moment, though it's matter of time before it gets impressively large, i am sure!
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