Quick Update

I haven't posted in a while, as we've been busy with work, home improvements and getting ready for the arrival of our little girl. Today marks the one month countdown to her due date. Crazy. I can't believe that she could come any time now. It still feels somewhat surreal. But I am definitely getting excited to meet her. Am I ready? Not quite. I'm ready for the labor, delivery, having my baby part...but I'm not ready in the...she has an adorable nursery to come home to kind of way. We're trying to get it put together, but there is still a lot to do. Her crib is here and I have been sewing my brains out getting the bedding for the crib made. The skirt (with all those insane ruffles) is done! And the sheet for the mattress is also finished. All I have left are the bumpers. I have them all cut out and have started sewing but I still have a few hours of work to do on those. Then there is the changing table to buy, so that things will start having a place. And other than that, we just have decorating to do. I'm pretty excited about what I have planned for her walls. I don't want to ruin the surprise, so just look forward to that! :) I suppose I'll post my progress on the crib bedding so far though. I thought about saving it until it was completely done, but it's too adorable not to share.

[some of the different fabrics]

[the finished crib sheet. i love the elephants!]

[after cutting all the strips for the ruffles out...so exhausting, and so tedious] 

[practicing my ruffles on a scrap piece of fabric]

[getting started! Each ruffle involved finishing three sides of the strip with an overlock stitch which is very similar to a serged edge (huge thank you to Kelly for letting me borrow her machine that can basically do anything!) and then running two stitches across the top to be pulled for the gathers. in other words, this was a very, very long process]

[my first ruffle! pinned and ready to be sewn]

[halfway done with the ruffles. i laid them across the back of the couch as i finished them]

[starting to piece the ruffles together with their connecting pieces cut from muslin]

[all four layers together and ready to be sewn!]

[And the finished product on the crib and ready for baby!]

 I made it longer than the tutorial one because I wanted it to touch the ground. It's a little too long, but I still love it. I just need to buy a mattress now to but the sheet on and then finish the bumpers! I can't wait for her room to be ready! 

I have quite a few more things to post about, but no time to do it right now. Monday is our day off and I thought I would sneak in a quick post while Josh was showering and getting ready. We are now off to run errands and get a few more things for the house! :) 

Oh, one last thing, we sold Josh's laptop and I am blogging from our brand new MacBook Pro! It's beautiful and we love it. It was quite the investment, but I'm so sick of buying laptops that only last a couple years. This one better last us a long time! 

Posts to look forward to: Pinterest night, more pictures of the apartment and our maternity photo shoot pictures which we are getting tonight! Can't wait!