Craft fun for a pregnant girl on bedrest......

I have been looking for crafty things to do to keep me busy while I am suppose to be laying down.....I make bows but there are only so many bows you can make.....I have always loved little baby tutus.....I have been looking up how to make them and even looked at books at the craft store and finally decided that I wanted to make at least one.  This afternoon on our way home from looking at our maternity pictures we stopped by the store to pick up the supplies for me to begin.  I got enough to make at least 3-4....I was suppose to wait and start tomorrow while Josh is at school...but I just couldn't wait...and Josh was such a great helper!  I made this first one in newborn size and I made it to match the little knit hat that Kristin made me!  Oh and I added a black with white stitching ribbon to the hat and absolutely LOVE the way it turned out so the tutu is light pink and black!  I am so excited about them and I can't wait for Adah to get here so that I can put her in them and take her picture!  Let me know what you think!

Here is the front of both the hat and the tutu!

 This is the back of both....the tutu ties with a pink satin bow!

No baby yet.....but lots of love...

Thank you Thank you Thank you Banks and LouAnn(Josh's Dad and stepmom or Adah's Pepaw and Grammie) for the B.O.B jogging stroller!  We absolutely LOVE it!  I am so super excited about getting to use it and getting back in shape!  We have been looking at these strollers and have really been wanting to get one!  There are several different ones to choose from but after much research on Josh's part we decided on the Ironman series!  We couldn't be happier!  Thank you again so much!

I also got another super cute handmade gift yesterday that I absolutely LOVE!  I want one in every color now!  My little brother Josh's girlfriend Kristin (with her grandma's help on this one) knitted little Adah a hat to wear!  I LOVE little knit hats and had wanted to learn how to make them so maybe Kristin can teach me sometime.....until then I love the one she made me!  Thank you!  I am going to thread a ribbon through the bottom of it and tie a bow.....I will show you the finished product when I decide on the right color/size ribbon!

The one on the left is for Adah.....the one on the right is more of a premie size....so we will either give it to the hospital to use and if they don't take it we will just give it to Adah to put on her doll!  LOVE THEM!

We also got some great necessities from our good friends Bonnie, Noel, Nicholas, and baby boy(on the way) Wadsworth!  The Wadsworth's were on the Alexandria with us back in Connecticut and headed here to Monterey just a few months before us!  They have done so much for us since we have been here!  We love you guys and are so thankful for such great loving friends!  We are also so excited to meet their 2nd little boy that will be here the beginning of September!  Thank guys so much!

There are several things in this picture.....toothbrush set for all different stages/ages, diapers, wipes, washcloths, 2 bath toys, diaper rash ointment, baby oil, baby lotion, baby shampoo, baby body wash, a little bucket thing that has a flexi side that will fit to the little ones head so that you can wash soap off and protect the eyes....I'm sure I'm leaving something out....

Thank you all for your thoughtful gifts!  

Update on me:

I went to the doctor this past Friday.....my blood tests came back higher than normal but not too dangerous yet....my urine test came back higher than normal as well but not to the "danger" level yet.  I still have lots of swelling, high blood pressure, headaches, etc.....so the doctor has me resting all the time to try and keep it from getting worse.  He checked to see if I was progressing at all in the labor department and I'm not really so he would like to wait as long as possible in hopes that I will get further dilated and ready for labor to make induction easier and the likelihood of a c-section lower.  So now we are back to the waiting game.  I will be going to the doctor every week twice a week for monitoring.  Hopefully this labor thing will pick up fast and we can get her out so that we can both be okay.  I go back to the doc on Tuesday.  I'm not expecting much to happen but hoping......

My husband true Love....

I said I would post pictures tomorrow of the soccer game we went to of the LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes.....I got a little eager or better yet bored and decided to post a few a tell you a little bit about the game.  

Josh of course was SO excited!  He was like a little kid...he had so much fun and was so busy taking pictures of everyone and everything.  He took well over 200 pictures....I know 200 may not sound like a lot but we are talking about a soccer game here....not too what most would consider a great photo op.....unless you know someone playing that is.  

I was greatly disappointed when we got there and found out that Beckham was still on loan to Milan.....bummer!  We did get to watch Landon Donovan play....he is the all time leading scorer for the US National Soccer team.....I guess he is somewhat of a big deal....I wouldn't have know if it weren't for my husband and my brother Justin.....but evidently he is not that "cool" of a person.

This is the best picture I have of Donovan......he is the one in the front running toward the sideline.

The best part of the game was the DB wanna be/ look a like getting kicked in the face w/ cleats!  I know that sounds mean of me but Josh by chance got the whole thing in sequence so we had fun watching it over and over again up close....kinda like a cool/crazy/funny youtube video.  For the record the dude was fine...just a little blood....it happening was way more exciting...he didn't even sit out...he kept playing.

This is the Beckham wanna be getting kicked in the face.....for the record it's not funny he got kicked but more funny that Josh got it happening in slow motion.....

The worst part about the game was that they let it end in a tie!!!!  Who ends in a tie!?!?!?!  No winner....no loser!  Thats just ridiculous.....Josh tried to explain it to us and give us the details on how they give points for wins, ties, and loses....but me, Amanda, and Rob thought it was just crazy so we didn't pay much attention.

All together we had a great time of hanging out ...... watching Josh get so excited...... and experiencing an MLS game.....well...it was me, Rob and Amanda's first at least.

Mommy/Baby update.....no pictures this time...

Just wanted to give you all an update on the baby and myself.  I had another appointment today and we found out some good and some bad news.

I'll start with the good:  our little lady decided that she loved her mommy and decided to turn head down into the go position!  YEAH.....

The bad:  As most of you know I have had a lot of swelling and have even been restricted in the things that I am able to do.  The past few days/weeks I have been having some headaches and even seeing "stars".  I had my blood pressure taken last night and it was high....so when I went to the doctor today I told him about it....and when they took my blood pressure there it was high again....so they did a urine test and I had protein in my urine....all leading to a diagnosis of pregnancy induced hypertension ( more commonly known as Preeclampsia).  He was really concerned about the baby so he did a sonogram today and she looked great...lungs, kidneys, heart all working well and she definitely not being hindered in the growth department....!  The doctor sent me for 3 different blood tests today and I have to do a 24hr. urine analysis and I go back to the doctor on Friday to get the results and to have my blood pressure checked and checked to see if my cervix has thinned.....my doctor seemed to be pretty sure that if it had started to thin than he was going to take the baby this weekend or early next week!  

This has turned into such a crazy week for us.  We are so excited to meet our little one but so scared and nervous at the same time being thrown into all the "extra" stuff.

I will be sure to keep you posted on what we find out on Friday.  Thanks ahead of time for your prayers.

I'll try and put some pictures up tomorrow of our soccer adventure....since I'm not allowed to do ANYTHING now.