The boy is asleep (in my arms actually), dinner is prepped, and the last load of laundry is in the dryer so I'm giving myself permission to start on my list of posts.
Real quickly, P's still sick that's why he's in my arms; this kid needs his mommy when he hurts. He's no longer having bouts of not being able to breathe so I'm happy. He just has faucet nose, a loose cough and lots of discomfort from his congestion, a better place to be in my book!
I'm really enjoying this new sewing hobby of mine and love trying new projects. I appreciate my Mom lending me her machine until I can save up for a down payment on the kind I want one day. My list of things to sew grew as my list of people to give to came together.
{First project home made heating pads for neighbor & co-workers. They're super easy but we made between 15-20. It made me laugh when we delivered them the husbands would hand them right over to a smiling wife. We girls are all cold this time of year.}
<{Next girly pjs for this little miss. I forgot to get a good photo before I wrapped them.}
{This is my favorite detail. The legs had a ruffle made of this lighter material.}
{This project I adore! When you've been looking at fabric for hours it all starts to look average so it wasn't until I started sewing this that I fell in love with this beautiful fabric.}
{I created the pattern for this car seat cover because my sister-in-law and I have the same seat and it's smaller than most. This project by far took the most time. I did straps to tie because I've heard the cover stays in place better this way.}
{This is the reverse side, so cute!
I didn't put this out there Christmas Day but if you don't like this Megan I'll happily sew you another and keep this for our April Arrival. But if you like it I hope you enjoy it.}
{Finally the reason I kept the sewing machine around in the first place. Christmas Eve PJs!}
{My parents would always let us open one present Christmas Eve and it was pajamas. I think this will become tradition in our family as well.}
{Aaron's one request, that they not be Christmas fabric so we can use them year round.}
{This flannel is wonderfully soft, it's so cozy! P loves to sort and fold laundry so he went right to work after opening these.}
{He was happy with his first gift.}
{Matchy, Matchy. Yeah, we're like that.}
I may do boy and girl pants now that I wont be the only female in the house. I literally sewed, wrapped, and gave these on Christmas Eve. Depending on how many kids we have I may need to do a little Christmas in July in the future so I'm not so rushed!
Next projects I'd like to try: purse, apron, and a dress for our little girl. I'm toying with the idea of sewing her blessing dress. My friend made her twin's blessing outfits out of her wedding gown. Now, I'm not sure I'm that awesome to cut up my dress for her blessing outfit, but I maybe able to come up with something cute.
First post done! P's awake now, but I'm hoping he'll give me a little time to get caught up on my blog post reading so I can leave you some comment love!
{Porter was tired at this point and when that happens he goes into destruction mode.}
{Aunt Kal brought Porter a Christmas gift at the family party. I guess this was actually his first Christmas gift this year.}
{He was so excited about his new car ride pillow! He really loved it and kept trying to get it on but struggled with it a bit. Kal also made baby girl a matching burp cloth and bib. I really appreciate all the work she put into these gifts.}
{The family doing what we do best... talk!}
{Porter showing Uncle Couper his best "Go JAZZ!"}
{The crust was the most stressful part for me. I've been trying to learn this art from my Mom for years now. When a recipe calls for "Some" of something you know it's the kind of recipe you just have to know how to do. She learned from my Grandma Max, so I appreciate her couching me for years on this family skill. I decided to commit to these pies so I would have to try, knowing that if I failed I could always try again. Pleased to report they turned out!}
{First project home made heating pads for neighbor & co-workers. They're super easy but we made between 15-20. It made me laugh when we delivered them the husbands would hand them right over to a smiling wife. We girls are all cold this time of year.}
{This is my favorite detail. The legs had a ruffle made of this lighter material.}
{This project I adore! When you've been looking at fabric for hours it all starts to look average so it wasn't until I started sewing this that I fell in love with this beautiful fabric.}
{I created the pattern for this car seat cover because my sister-in-law and I have the same seat and it's smaller than most. This project by far took the most time. I did straps to tie because I've heard the cover stays in place better this way.}
{This is the reverse side, so cute! I didn't put this out there Christmas Day but if you don't like this Megan I'll happily sew you another and keep this for our April Arrival. But if you like it I hope you enjoy it.}
{I am good at overcoming my shyness in hopes of making new friends.}
{I am a hopefully and optimistic person.}
{I'm good at enjoying the small things in life.}
{I enjoy learning and testing out my new knowledge.}
{I am good at teaching young children.}
{I can make very tasty food.}
{Sometimes we eat dinner with the sewing machine. I am creative and try out lots of ways to get that creativity out.}
{I am good at cleaning up after a toddler and daily life.}
{I wanted to show you baby girl's little cute nose (since Daddy teased her about her last photo) and her clasped hands. They were like that whenever she didn't want to be messed with.}
{Big Brother Porter!}
{Final selections for baby girl! The Green one is newborn size and could be her first outfit, if she isn't early like her brother. I hope she is. The yellow one is 0-3 months but I had to get it because it quickly inspired an entire room decor for her.}
{Love the details ruffles, flowers, frills. To be honest even though I was hoping for a boy I adjusted quickly and loved shopping for these clothes. Aaron suspected it was a girl. But, when we were shopping it was obvious he was hoping for another boy and that he is nervous about having a girl. He just had a dear in the headlights look on his face and kept saying, "I'm sure she'll melt my heart, just like you did, P." Aww!}
You may ask, "Does she have a name?" Well... we've had 2 girl names picked out for years now Zoë & Eva (pronounced "Ava"). Both names were used on Aaron's side of the family in just the last few months. We had decided to go with Zoë since that was the most distant relation, but as we talked over lunch today we're second guessing. Zoë has become a very popular name and we're just not sure. We'll see, it may get the boot. We still love the name Eva but that's a much closer relation and we're not comfortable with 2 cousins only 6 months apart from each other, with no other children between them, having the same name. Her cousin's name is Avalynn and ironically this baby will for sure have the middle name Lynn passed down from my Dad to Me to our First Girl. Crazy, right?! We're still hoping to name a girl Eva but it's too weird to have 2 so close for us. Baby girl #2, perhaps. This means we're back to the drawing board, a place we never expected to be with girl names! At least we're not calling her "it" anymore! 
{Dad, Grandpa Gregg, & Grandma Nec (behind P) trying to bundle Porter up.}
{They love their Grandkids and they love P! Porter was more than happy to cuddle in with Grandpa.}
{Porter was sooo tired but his eyes showed how excited he was to see the lights.}
{Porter's new "Woah's" and "Ooos" delight us and there were many tonight. As a side note, Porter said his first "I love you" this morning, pronounced "Vuv Woo"!}
{Rare photo of all 3 of us.}
{Amazing, love visiting Temple Square to see the lights!}
{Christmas Luminaries}
{My beautiful Mother with her exhausted grandson. You know he's tired when he stops closing his mouth. I love how these 2 love each other!}
