Last night, Conor and I dropped off 3 full garbage bags and then some of “stuff” to Goodwill. Later in the evening, I commented on how nice and empty looking the top of our closet looks. Conor’s reply was, “it’s your dream come true: more storage space!” I’m definitely no pack-rat, but ever since I became pregnant I have this incredible need to get rid of anything and everything we don’t need. I think it’s a piece of my personality that’s mutated with nesting. I might regret this one day, but right now, it feels just as good as losing 15 lbs would!

This bad boy was a spur of the moment project. I’ve been wanting to make a quilt and knew I needed to make a quilt after this past conference when Conor and I fought over the last quilt I made. We also have a lot of company coming to town in May so I did want to have some extra bedding kicking around for that and I’ve been trying to bust through my fabric stash to make room for our new addition. The only thing I had to purchase for this quilt was batting (woo hoo!). I used muslin for the sashing and scraps and fat quarters for the blocks. The backing is a vintage sheet although I did have to add some extra fabric to make it big enough. It was a really quick and easy quilt to make and only took me a week. This is the largest size quilt I can make in this apartment. It took all of the living room to lay it out!! It turned out to be full-sized. Perfect.

Only 13 more weeks. Only 13 more weeks. Yes, I am two thirds done and so excited for this baby to be born. Pregnancy has not been my favourite. That being said, I absolutely LOVE feeling Holly move around and I love the pre-bonding I get to have with her before she’s stacking up the years. I love this little girl and her funny things she does. Even when she decides to wedge up on my ribs, I still love her and I still love feeling her move. She can be a persistent little devil though I must say!

I also love that everyone tells me I’m so small (if I am actually small, it’s due to the Braxton Hicks contractions since week 22 and this being baby numero uno). I’m kind of digging my belly now that it’s rounded out, although I still haven’t fully accepted that my body looks like that.

This one’s for you Momma. Conor caught this expression of mine on film and it totally made me think of you…

I finally found an opportunity to use my Edge Brownie Pan that I was given for my 20th birthday. It made super yummy brownies! Thanks Nicole and Liz!