Christmas

We all had a really nice little Christmas this year. It was the first year ever that I didn't open presents until the PM hours!! Tilly had a nice day, and we all enjoyed talking to family. Here's a few pictures:

The "after presents" nap

YAY! New toys! (She's pretty coordinated, she can play the piano with her feet!)

Matilda's Blessing Day

Our little Matilda was a perfect angel for her blessing today. We were so happy that Grandma and Grandpa could come. I was so happy the dress I slaved over for days and days fit. And we were all glad to enjoy some pinochle, even Tilly. It was a great weekend!! See blessing pictures here.

Catching Some ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ......

"Whoa..I ate a lot..."

"I don't want to have a nap."

And this pretty much speaks for itself...

Tub Time!

Matilda's first bath in her new tub. Check out that tummy!

First day at church

Hello Matilda fans! Thanks for joining us today. Matilda made it through sacrament meeting, sort of...and was admired by many in her new little yellow dress that her mommy made. We also tried out the video on our new camera. :)

Matilda Grace Hardy

She's here! Our little Matilda Grace was born on Saturday, October 15th, 2011 at 2:20pm. 8 pounds, 2 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. We are so pleased to have her here! Things are a little disorganized right now so I just put a whole bunch of photos on a picasa album. Feel free to go have a look if you wish. We'll be updating more soon!

Photos Here

Produce Hats

Not the best picture. They look better in real life! :)

Due Date

So today was my due date. No baby yet. Oh well. I made a cute hat and started a crocheted onesie. Maybe I just haven't made anything to her liking yet. I guess I'll keep trying new ones until she picks out one she likes! ("It sounded more plausible than Birdseye")

More Baby Crafties

So I'm sitting around waiting for something BIG to happen, haha. I'm back to my crafting ways of course. I finished all the crochet on the blessing set, (dress, bonnet and booties), so all I have left to do is add the ribbons and roses. HOORAY!! I also did a hat and some legwarmers this weekend.

Mom made the adorable little booties and gave me the extra yarn, with which I did the hat. :)

Little legwarmers. I modified a pattern I found online. They wanted me to use buttons, which I didn't have, so I went for pom poms. (They open a bit at the bottom and top to help get them on). I have no idea how long little legs are, so we'll just have to see if they fit when she gets here! YAY! :)

"I would like to see Montana.."

"Then I will live in Montana. I will marry a round American woman, I will raise rabbits and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck."

Well, here we are in Montana, and I have never been this round in my entire life. I don't think our landlord would look favorably on us raising rabbits, and the Jetta will just have to do for now. But we are so pleased to be here! Lewistown is a pretty small little place in the middle of the state, frankly in the middle of no where.

Abram is really enjoying his work as a Deputy Public Defender. He has a great boss and gets to travel around to various locations in the surrounding counties. His office is right downtown, about a 5 minute walk from our apartment.

The Bank Electric Building. Abram's office is on the 4th (top) floor.

Probably the coolest building in town, the courthouse/county building. Abram goes here frequently for hearings and the like.

Main Street and the beautiful mountains. :)

Anyhoo, we're still settling in and of course getting ready for the (hopefully) soon arrival of Little Miss. I've been to the hospital a few times to meet with my new doctor. It's a great little facility. The OB department was so excited to meet me and they gave me a little tour of their labor and delivery rooms. (Yeah, there are TWO!!)

Our ward here is WONDERFUL! They came the very first night we were here to help us move in, and the sisters are insisting on throwing me a little baby shower. We're very happy to be here and to get to know the area and the people better. I'll try to do my best to keep posting to let everyone know what we're up to. Needless to say, the next big thing will of course be Little Miss. She's practically here!!! :) Miss you all!

Onesies

So I've designed a few embroidery patterns for Onesies. I've finished two so far.

No explanation needed here, really. ;)

Abram (and I have to say I agree) has insisted that no Cougar fan can wear a pink Y on anything. So I did this one for game day. :)

Carrier Cover

This was a fun little project I picked up at the Sew 'N Save with Mom. It should be called Sew 'N Spend, but oh well. I love how it turned out!

The top layer is a cream with a cute paisley pattern, and green rick rack trim.

The underside is a cute pink polka dot.

I couldn't resist these cute buttons!!!

Little Miss will be traveling in style! :)

Baby Quilt

"Daddy! Daddy! My woobie ripped!!"
"Kenny, maybe it's time to get rid of the woobie"
"No! No! No!!!!!!!!!!!"

Mom and I made made this adorable little quilt for Little Miss on Thursday. We couldn't resist these super cute fabrics!! YAY!!! Thanks Mom!

We didn't actually piece the top ourselves. Oh well! No one needs to know....

Detail of the squares. We especially like the fuzzy pink squares.

And yellow with polka dots on the back. HOORAY!!

Purple Quilt

So I took a few days off from making baby stuff and made something for me! I'm especially glad that Mom helped (did more than 50% of the work for sure). It was also nice that she has super nice quilt frames! We're certainly beginners, but this flannel wonder is all about snuggle appeal!! Thanks again and again Mom! (And Dad for being our cabana boy by bringing us drinks and attending to our every need)

With flash...(note the awesome green quilt behind that Mom did for our wedding!)

Without flash, not sure which looks better.

About 27-28 Weeks

And about 12 more to go!!
"So much time and so little to do!"

Baby Crafties

So I don't usually cross-stitch, but I thought I'd do a little for the baby room. Don't get too excited, I didn't do all three of these this past week, just the middle one, haha. A good friend of mine gave me a vintage Strawberry Shortcake pattern book 8 or 9 years ago. It was back then that I completed Strawberry herself. About 3 years ago I started Almond Tea, who was always my favorite, after Strawberry of course. I finished that one about a year ago. I decided to add the "Cutie Pie" to complete a cute little ensemble for baby's wall. Please forgive all the wrinkles. I haven't bothered to iron yet. Now back to crocheting her blessing dress! :)

Almond Tea & Marza Panda

I modified this pattern from one in the book. I took out the characters and added the strawberries.

Strawberry Shortcake & Custard

Purple Caps

Hi everyone. My mom invited me to take part in making baby caps to spread awareness and help prevent abuse. You may have heard of "purple crying." Anyway, this organization is trying to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome, a very worthy cause, and the donation project definitely appeals to those of us crafty people out there. Go to this site for details about cap specifications and where to donate. You can knit or crochet, and the caps must be at least 50% purple, any shade.

I made about a dozen of these from one skein of yarn. Let me know if you'd like the pattern. I modified a free pattern I found online here. If you knit, try this site. Thanks and good luck! :)

Little Miss Sunshine

So we were very excited to find out this last week that we will be having a little girl this coming October! YAY!! We anxiously await our Little Miss Sunshine! (And yes, we've stopped referring to her as Admiral Ackbar, though I'm sure she didn't mind.)

Almost 20 weeks...only HALF WAY!!

A picture of a picture, so please forgive the fuzziness. This picture shows baby's face, little tummy and curled up legs. You can see her head and eyes pretty well here. :)

My first project completed for our Little Miss Sunshine! :)