Evictions and Bribery

Dear Bean,

Seriously, the contractions are killing me. Aren't you ready to come out of there yet? I know it's warm and comfy but really, how comfy can it be? You're swiftly running out of room and all of that squeezing can't be pleasent. In the interest of poor pelvis I'm willing to negotiate. How about I promise you all of the milk you drink, a new wardrobe and stardom? Yeah! Stardom! Believe me kid, you'll be famous.

So Bean, do your poor bloated Mama a favor and come out now? I can't wait to meet you.

Another Etsy Plug

I just had the sweetest convo with Lynn over at Handmaiden's Cottage at Etsy. She's doing some custom work me and I just LOVE her and her work. Bean and Kit's room will be done in sock monkies and Lynn makes the most adorable things in Moda's monkey fabrics. She's doing a coming home outfit for Bean in the prints and did a most fabulous pillow case for Kit.

I also wanted to share the dress that was for Kitty, Nomey the Garden Gnome. It's gorgeous and so well-made. If you have the chance, be sure to visit Miss Lynn and check out all of her lovely items. You won't be sorry you did.

Letter From the Outside

Dear Bean,

As I sit here wincing through another round of cervical kickboxing, I reflect on what got me here. Well, I mean I know what got me here but what I mean is, what the events that led to your conception were. We had just adjusted to your big sister, Kitty, being a toddler and doing those toddlery things she does. Daddy and I told one another after her birth that we were done having babies. That we were getting older, not so 20ish anymore, and that we would raise who we had and be selfish people who slept in on Sundays and ate lots of sushi and didn't have much grey hair. But...when I looked at her and your brother Ian and when I thought about your sister Anna and your oldest brother Aoghdan I thought to myself; "Surely we're not done yet."

We weren't.

Daddy and I decided that one more was the magic number and thinking on the 8 or so months it took us to get pregnant with Kitty, we decided to start trying right away. Two months later, there you were. Our little zygote. Our last chance at parenthood and all that comes with it.

Here I sit, just a month from meeting you and between fighting off heartburn, fatigue, dizziness and mood swings, I think to myself, I am one lucky girl. When you stir inside me it reminds me that love creates some pretty amazing things. Your little hiccups make me think on your father and how you were a gift of selflessness and love from him to me. One more baby to complete our family.

I can't wait to meet you Bean. I try to imagine what you will look like but I know in the end it will be a surprise. Brown hair or black, Kitty's almond complextion or will you be milky white like Ian and Anna and Aoghdan? For now, I content myself with your movements and the knowledge that soon, you'll make your appearance and we'll all get to meet you and smother with kisses.

Love,
Your Mommy

Diaper Cover Heaven

I love cloth diapers. Really, I do. What else could be so cute and double as baby-butt cover? I am having so much fun finding adorable cloth diapers and covers. The best part for me is that I get to buy them from talented small business owners and know that my pennies are really making a difference in someone's life.

If you don't know how much I love Etsy and what it has done for crafty people everywhere, you don't know much about me! I am a FAN-atic. Really! I wanted to share the awesome diaper covers I got from an awesome seller over at Etsy and rave about how wonderful they are. I bought one for Bean and one for Kitty. Kit's is so super cute and so well-made. She loves it, it works like a charm and Mama is happy. (Bean's is gorgeous too, just as of yet unused.)

Check out Brookiellen Designs, you won't be sorry you did.