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We're surviving!   Natalie is growing so fast!  But she's still very small for her age. In fact she's in the first percentile for size!  She's 5 weeks old and just now the same size as David was when he was born.  David loves being a big brother! Here are some pics of these two kids at about the same age. They could almost be twins!  David is on the left, Natalie on the right.

I'm extremely grateful to be alive today and have my little baby girl with me, too.  I only remember after thursday afternoon last week but apparently it's been quite the trip since the previous Sunday morning.  In the very early morning while sleeping, I slipped into a complete eclamptic state and went into a full seizure with a blood pressure so high that I'm lucky I didn't end up with a stroke. I went straight to the eclampsia stage, no pre-eclampsia.  Thank goodness Brian was there and called 911. I vaguely remember some jovial guys in the ambulance but that's about it. I had an emergency c-section, an MRI (kind of remember it being loud), and spent days in the ICU in a coma while baby Natalie spent time in the NICU.  I'm slowly learning my story and it's so wild and weird. I missed my daylight savings celebration and the of course, the election.  But we're thanking God that we get to go home and be together as a family of 4. I never appreciated life...

We finished putting together our baby girl's room!  She will be here in two short weeks! Time sure went by fast this time around! I love the way this room turned out. Most of it is handmade stuff, recycled, or purchased from Craigslist. The crib was given to us and we sanded it down and painted it mint green. The dresser was from Craigslist and so much cheaper than new!  The only thing we bought new was the changing table, and that's because the ones on Craigslist were more expensive than new!  All the walls have fresh paint and Brian even painted the ceiling fan! Can't wait to bring our baby home and give her lots of snuggles and kisses!

Sewing like crazy is an under-statement!  I'm almost done with preparations for newborn to 6 months, then I can focus on 6mo-12mo.  One step at a time!  Today I put the finishing touches on a pink and white houndstooth blanket I wove for her. I love it! I've also finished 3 crocheted hats, 16 pairs of pants, a Drunkard's path quilt, 3 dresses, and several up-cycled onesies from David's collection. I cut out a stencil in freezer paper, iron it onto a onesie, and then put on fabric paint. It's a great way to cover up old stains! And some pics of David I took two nights ago and the week before.  He's going to be such an awesome big brother!

Make sure you turn up the volume for this video!

Our fellow flight friends are having their first baby in Oct and it's a boy!  I knew they would have a flight theme for their baby's room, so I instantly started brainstorming!  I didn't have a pattern, so this quilt idea came from my head. I machine quilted it, and it's full of mistakes but still turned out really cute!  I used flannel in the middle instead of batting and I sewed it into a pouch and turned it so it's bindingless.  It also has two weaving scraps in it! I knew it would be cute so I made two, one for them and one for us! It's sized for use with hot wheels cars, planes, and helicopters. It can be used right away or later as a playmat. Here's some pictures of the process!