Pregnancy Update

How's my pregnancy? Just fine. Nothing really exciting to report. I'm past the sick part so I've been catching up on all the cleaning I got behind on the last three months. I was telling Mom this and she said I'm nesting. I think it's way too early for that. I'm almost four months along. They won't even check for the gender of the baby for another month.
Oh and I have my appetite back plus some. I snack all day. It's nice to be able to eat cheese again (for those who don't know, cheese is to me what chocolate is to most girls). I have my next appointment in a week.
Also I've started getting up in the middle of the night or waking up really early and not being able to go back to sleep. It seems kind of early for that too but I haven't been reading my What to Expect book as faithfully as I did the first time. I skim through each chapter for review. I think it's really true that with each child you get more lax. With Eliana I read the book every day and after she was born I always had a diaper bag loaded with diapers, wipes, clothes, blankies, pacifiers, etc. With Tavian I just make sure I have a diaper, wipes, and something to clean messes shoved in my purse. This one might be lucky if I have a diaper for him (hahaha)!

It's finally cool enough to go outside and not burn your feet! This is one of my favorite times of year because it's not so hot that water doesn't cool you down and not too cold for water playtime.

I asked Eliana to smile and she said no she wanted to make a different face. She comes by it honestly. I was a little poser too.

What a handsome boy Tavian is!

Quilt 1

Also I'm making some crib size quilts and want to get some input on these two layouts. They are both works in progress right now. I'm going to try and sell them, so any ideas or improvements would be appreciated. I thought I would make a yellow pillow with a heart or some shape quilted on the front to match with each one.

Quilt 2

Julio's Latest Work

This is how I usually see Julio, nothing but a profile at his computer working hard.
This is of course how I like to see him, but this week I got to see the fruits of some of his labor. He's been working so hard and has just finished a new animation that I think is awesome! He's going to post it on his website www.greydominion.com . It's for a class but also for a friend who has a website selling fight gear. The logo is a gorilla and he animated it in 3D. Check it out if you get a chance. Because this is midterm week Julio has all sorts of assignments that will probably appear on his website in about a week. I just wanted to take a chance to brag on my man because I think he's so talented!

Craft Time

This weekend we got crafty because of a great sale at Michael's. It's amazing how good kids are when they have something new to keep their attention. Here's Eliana, princess of the mermaid kingdom (she got the title from Dora the Explorer) with her crown...

And here's prince Tavian, the Frog Prince (apparently the upside down prince). His crown lasted about an hour before it got it's first tear.

A day or so later we painted these little bags. Both my kids love having something to hold their "treasures" which are usually rocks, leaves, uneaten fruit snacks or broken crayon bits.
Eliana has also taken up calling me Rabbit, she's Winnie the Pooh, Tavian is Piglet, and Dad is Tigger. It got me thinking how fitting the names are for each of us. Dad's the fun one that bounces in for a little fun then leaves, Tavian is the littlest one, Eliana is just like Pooh Bear, but then why am I like Rabbit? He's not much fun. He's always cleaning and worrying and telling everyone else what not to do. Hmmm. Should I be worried or does that mean I'm being a good Mom? I'm not sure.