I've spent the whole night at the sewing machine.

[altarflame]

I had 6 old, gifted receiving blankets I was never going to use. I now have 9 finished flannel postpartum pads, each 4 layers throughout with 8 layers down the center, and huge, and 7 flannel breastpads (3 layers each). I know that's an odd number, I don't care, I always remember one getting soaked while nursing on the other side, anyway. I have one more pp pad to finish, but the sewing machine is starting to jam and it's getting frustrating seeings how it is 3 am. All these items are ugly because I can not stitch straight or evenly to save my life, but I still feel incredibly resourceful and industrious. Plus they feel all cushy and quilted soft, and it's not as if anyone else will ever see them.

I also crocheted a set of wool breast pads today (they work just like wool diaper covers), and used up all the yarn I had left on boxcarbecca's things (I'll be dyeing more yarn tomorrow...the rise is about 7 inches on each leg right now, Becca, and I'm going to *try* to get the color as exact as possible for the bottom of the legs...gulp). Any my handsewn, homemade Boppy is almost ready to stuff. Woo.

I am so aware of impending labor. It crosses my mind dozens of times a day that I have to get the Moses basket covered in fabric, I have to get the infant seat in the van. I just have these Braxton Hicks contractions CONSTANTLY, and the pressure is intense. I have a midwife appt tomorrow, my 36 week dealy. I'm getting my platelets tested again - hopefully they're up or at least the same from my 28 week blood test. If not Shari has an herbal supplement deal that is supposed to really raise them (like to where she wouldn't suggest it unless I was really low because we could make them go too high).

I have to get to bed. Everything else I have to say feels random and stupid so I know it's time to sleep. Like, we had tacos for dinner, and went grocery shopping earlier, and Annie was a nutcase tonight while Aaron slept the evening away on the couch, and everytime I turn on the faucet and drown all the ants swarming our kitchen sink, I think of New Orleans... Time for bed.

Comments

[altarflame.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I hadn't even thought of that...I know you wanted them for winter :/

Ok, this is where I'm at right now: The Tiny Birds lady, Jenny, says that 4 skeins of treliske is enough to make "any size" longies. So, knowing that crochet takes a little more yarn than knitting, I dyed 4 whole skeins the blue color figuring I'd use a 5th, still natural, for waist and ankle cuffs and half of the drawstring, just to be on the safe side. But apparently I need, like, 6 skeins (at least) in reality! And I feel horrible for you being the guinea pig here :/ Though I am glad I know better now, for Zoeparker's longies. I have enough yarn here to dye more, and was excited about the whole snowflakes and winter dealy, but I'm scared to screw up the color and have the bottom of the legs very obviously different (especially since I started with a botched blueberry dye that turned it gray, then went on to Kool-Aid, for the first "dye lot"...)

So...it is TOTALLY up to you. I honestly have no real preference here. If you want to be absolutely sure your colors stay true and homogenous and all, I can make them shorts or surfer shorts (calf length). If you would rather have winter style longies, and don't mind a risk of slight color difference, I'll go ahead and do it as we planned. Your call.

I feel so awful about this order :/ Olivia's doll and sushi came out so well and I know how much yarn to dye, now. Blah.

[tikizeekbaby.livejournal.com]

Wow honey, you are showing classic signs, baby will be here soon... safely :). My good thoughts are with you.

[altarflame.livejournal.com]

It is classic signs, isn't it? No matter how tired I am in the afternoon (and it tends to be pretty bad...) I just can't go to bed at night with "so much to do". I stayed up until 5 am cleaning the other night, just because it's so hard to get the opportunity without interruptions during the day!

[tikizeekbaby.livejournal.com]

Totally... you're nesting, HARDCORE and your irritated at the mundane... soon :).

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

I cannot believe how close this is! I'm praying for you daily.

[altarflame.livejournal.com]

I KNOW! My lil ticker thing is out of control...going early aside, my actual due date is only 28 days away.

I really appreciate your prayers :)

[andshedied.livejournal.com]

Just surfing through...

Did you make your PP pads out of receiving blankets?
I was wanting to do the same, but wasn't sure how to go about it.