Baby Blanket

The boys had a wonderful time in Utah and made it home safely. Haley's wedding was a great and happy occasion. During my alone time I decided to make a baby blanket for Lewis. Melinda sent me a tutorial for a cute chenelle baby blanket so I thought I'd give it a try. I literally spent three solid days on this thing. While sewing I watched all three versions of Pride and Prejudice that I have ( That's about 9 hours worth) plus two or three other chick flicks. It kept me occupied to say the least. When Luke and Merrill walked through the door around 9:00 Sunday night I was sewing the last stitches to secure the binding. Perfect timing!
Here are some pictures of the masterpiece. I'm happy with how it turned out.

Solitary

Luke and Merrill took off for Utah today. Haley is getting married and since I'm 35 weeks pregnant now we decided that I'd better stay behind. Not an easy decision, but I just felt the traveling wouldn't be good for me or the baby. Seeing my boys leave without me was hard. I cried. Now that I'm all alone with nothing to do, I thought I'd try to revamp the blog. As you can see from the off center and not fit-to-scale picture it's not going too well. That will have to wait until Luke gets home on Sunday.
We have been in Illinois for almost two months now. We really like it. Luke is learning a lot in school and having great experiences. Merrill has a lot of little friends on the street his age. They're all girls so it's a good thing he's going to have a little brother. He is talking so much now and it is the cutest thing in the world to hear him say his little brothers name. (We've decided on Lewis). He says 'night night Lewis' and 'c'mon Lewis!' and sometimes he pats my belly, gives it a kiss and says 'little baby Lewis'. He'll be a good big brother.
I'm loving our new apartment. They are brand new never been lived in. It's nice to have windows and doors that keep the cool air inside and the bugs outside. I'm feeling as good as can be expected for 35 weeks. I am grateful for this weekend to just take it easy. I don't know if it's anxiety from the boys leaving or if I've been doing too much or both, but any little thing I do today sets off a contraction. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, but like I said, I'll be taking it easy this weekend. Make a baby blanket, do some online shopping, hulu. I'd rather be at a wedding, but I'll make the best of it.