Things I've made...

If felt great in my second trimester. These are the things I'd work on when Quinn was napping and on days I didn't need a nap too.

Quinn would always take our blankets we were using.  I decided that he needed one of his own.  It's definitely helped not getting robbed of mine every other second.  He's not one to share.

I decided to make one for the new baby as well.  Why not?

Car Seat Tent Cover

The hardest part was placing the straps on the handle.  I measured and re-measured it.

Quinn's bed spread...This is the first attempt at making anything like a blanket/quilt.  It was my learning one.  I'm kind of embarrassed because I messed up a lot.  It doesn't look professional.  As I started making it, I wasn't satisfied with the color of green I originally chose.  So, I went back and cut out the green squares and sewed in this new color.  That was time consuming! 

At the same time, I'm somewhat proud of it because, yes, I did finish it and did learn a lot.  My next one will turn out much better.  Now, I"m not all that crazy about the trucks placed over the squares.  I had a brilliant idea but for some reason it didn't turn out as brilliant as planned.

I put paw prints over the windows, door and closet frames.

Crib Bumper

Crib Blanket...I really like how this turned out.

I made these pictures out of the leftover fabric from the blanket.  I liked them until I decided to make a border...another brilliant idea that didn't turn out.  Now, I think they look too busy.  I put them up because I don't have anything else to go on the walls.  The twinkle little star quote was there from when Quinn was little and I decided to not take it off.  I made one more picture but didn't take a snap shot of it. 

I painted the book shelf in the nursery blue and put bins on the shelves to hold toys.  I also painted the dresser.  I think the nursery looks a lot better than when Quinn was little.  It's a lot more organized and seems a little more balanced.  It's still not perfect (I don't think it ever will be) but I'm satisfied with it...for now!

I made jam for the first time

My friend Les came over and gave us a whole flat of strawberries.  Les is always doing such nice things for our little family.  The agreement was that whatever I used the strawberries for he would get a portion of them as well.  I thought that was a good deal.  I spent some time on the Internet googling how to make it and all the recipes were the same.  Luckily, they were the same on the package directions as well.  It didn't seem too hard so I thought I'd give it a try.  It turned out great.  I even figured out how to can them too.  That was the part I was mainly worried about.  I left the last bit with Mike since I had somewhere to go.  I had to wait to see if it worked or not.  Mike did a good job!