Bits and bobs. :-)

Soo, this is what I've been up to, these past few afternoons. :-) I've got what I'm calling my "nesting jive", so have been sewing up a storm, and having a maaarvellous time! This is the first quilt I've ever tried to make (other than the one I made for an ACE Convention when I was 13! But I'm preeetttyyy sure I had no clue what I was doing, haha!), and I'm pretty rapt with the results. Most of you know that we don't know the sex of this little unborn bubby, so I was tossing up between a "bright and bold" quilt, or a "meek and mild" one (ie. beige). Here's hoping you can pick which one I chose from the photos!! This quilt is completely from my heart, for this baby. It's not perfect. There's many lumps and bumps, crooked stitching, and uneven lines, but I'm planning on teaching my baby a lesson from that one day. Life is full of bumps and crooked paths, and it's only by walking hand in hand with our Lord that we can get through it safely. The colours are bright and bombastic...showing my complete and utter excitement at the thought of this new addition to our family. We are so thrilled to be expecting, and can't wait to meet this new little one!! This picture below is the back of the quilt. A dear dear friend sent the fabric to me, and I was thrilled to make it a part of the quilt. :-) You know who you are, and we love you guys so much!!

And in other news... Introducing the newest addition to our family! People, this is Pia. She is a MamAmor Doll, specially handcrafted all the way from Canada. She is the most beautiful doll I've ever owned, and *gasp*... is she pregnant?!

She most certainly is!! Not only that, but I do believe she will be delivering soon. -)

There's the head!! This one is a posterior baby! Awww! It's a baby! Complete with a placenta!!

Straight onto Mummy for some feeding. Just the way it should be. :-)

Now, before you all think I'm nuts, don't forget I'm a "birth junkie". I LIKE stuff like this!! Hehe. The baby has a little clippy thing on the tummy button for the placenta and cord. It also has a clip on the mouth, which attaches to the Mother for feeding (see above photo). The Mother's hands also clip together, so that she can hold her baby by herself. It's such an awesome teaching tool (for both adults and children alike!) on how birth is supposed to happen. Books are full of diagrams, but honestly... isn't this a way more fun way to learn!? My kiddies have been playing with it all day. Olivia now knows all about placentas and how they function, and Christian is quite adept at delivering babies the natural way. ;-) Jimmy, of course, thought it was halarious to attach the placenta to the babies mouth instead of the belly-button. Boys! :-P
My dear sweet husband brought this for me, by sneaking on my facebook account and finding her webpage on my "Likes". He then picked her himself... didn't he do a grand job!! I'm so so excited about her, and can't wait to use her when I become a midwife. :-) I love you James, thank you so much!!

Aaaaand, onto more news! Rachel moved into a big girl's bed tonight! I can finally dismantle the cot, for the first time in 2 1/2 years, and take about two months break. haha. She wasn't so sure about it, but was only teary for a short while. She's now snoooozing away, and all we can hear is the occasional bump on the wall. She's growing up so fast!!