KissKus

I'm still here!

And I'm fine, just too tired to write. I think I've lost the ability to form sentences, but I will give it a try :)

We had an appointment with the obstetrician yesterday. My blood pressure was fine and she felt that the uterus had grown well. Then she wanted to listen to the baby's heartbeat, but no matter how hard she tried she couldn't find it!! Sounds a little scary, but I really wasn't worried, since I've been feeling quite a few tiny kicks lately (even at 15 weeks!). She let us have a quick scan nonetheless, just to be sure and we immediately saw movement... it was so nice! The baby had grown so much since the first scan! Everything looked fine, so we all went home happily.

I do feel guilty sometimes about the little amount of time I'm able to focus on this pregnancy. I feel like I'm always running around, whether it's at home or at work. It feels a lot different from the other two pregnancies when my life was less hectic and when I was able to take an occasional nap.

That said, I do have a very good feeling about the baby. It seems very content inside my belly, letting me know that it's doing well through its little kicks. Things are good and will be better, I'm sure.

Today I'm going to continue sewing my dolls (that's what the order is) for the shop in Germany (that is if I don't collapse on the sofa, of course). The photos in this post show my test model... I hadn't made a doll in so long I just wanted to make sure whether I could still do it. I'm making twelve of them, but I will use the patchwork that I showed in my previous post. Of course, I'll show them here when they're finished!

Getting there

Is it a good idea to accept a wholesale order when you're tired, pregnant and occupied with a thousand other things?! Probably not...
However, it has meant that I've dusted off my sewing machine and that I've been doing a lot of sewing these past two days. And that has made me very happy.
Of course I'm also very excited about the order itself ;)

It does mean that the house is an even bigger mess than usual, but strangely enough I do feel as if I've a got little bit of grip back.

It's been rather a hectic week. Michel has had his first week at his new job and it's clear that he needs some time to adjust. It's a very different work environment and he also needs to get used to the fact that he has to leave the house at 7.30 instead of 8.45. However, he's back home at 5.30 pm already, which is simply heavenly!

Simon has been ill since Monday, but thankfully he is on the mend again. Amber isn't feeling too well, but she went on with her busy life nonetheless. Yesterday she had a big schooltrip (they came back at 9 pm!) and she had a wonderful time.
There were also some organisational issues at my work, but all that is solved now, so I can go into work tomorrow with a smile as I always do :)

Last but not least, my first ever order from Retrodepot arrived. I'm so happy with these gorgeous fabrics! Thoughts of a babyquilt are starting to brew... and the best thing is that my Mum is going to sew it (it's tradition!)!

Baby steps

Since I find it very difficult to get my blog routine back, I'm just going to take baby steps and simply start posting some short entries.

First of all, thank you all so much for all the lovely comments on my last post!
I'm happy to say that I'm feeling quite a bit better. I'm just occasionally sick nowadays, instead of continuously :)
I still feel exhausted though and my blood tests showed that I have anaemia, so I'm taking pills for that. Hopefully I'll start to feel less tired soon, so that I can get on with the nest (I'm already starting to feel weird urges to clean and tidy up... hurray!).

Our family life is in full swing; lots of memorable things are happening. Amber is doing very well with her swimming lessons and she is truly starting to read now (a magical thing to see happening), Simon is sick at the moment and needs lots of cuddles. Michel said goodbye to his old job on Saturday and started his new one yesterday... very exciting and a bit scary too.

All in all, things are going well. I even had the sewing machine out today!
I hope to pick up my old blogging habits really soon and for everyone who's waiting for mail from me... I will get it done (the question is when ;))