I'm here, I'm here!!

Hey guys.......I'm back in the game now!! I explained in the comments of Katie's last post so refer to that if you want to know where the heck I've been. Okay, now brace yourselves. I have pictures to show you guys but beware...my middle is pertruding. Kinda weird...I know!! :o) So the first picture is of me at 25 weeks along. So a little more than 3 weeks ago.

Here is our last ultra sound of our little girl. It's a picture of an ultra sound so it's not that clear. But she's 23 weeks at the time and the doctor said she was about 12 inches long and about a pound and a half. Not too big yet. So this u/s is of her facem which is on the right side and her torso is on the left. And, yes you can go ahead and comment on her nose. I'm hoping it's just a bit smashed and she doesn't actually come out with a black nose.....ugghh!! :o) heheheeee

Oh, and Steve and I are thinking about calling her Elliana Grace Johnston. (And that's pronounced ELL-EE-AWN-UH. If you have suggestions for a better was to spell it, let me know. I have thought and thought about how it should and would be pronounced.) Then we'll just call her Elli for short. So where did I find the name Elliana, you ask??? Well, Katie used to babysit a little girl named Elliana in California and I always thought it was such a cute name. Then, Katie and I would always talk about how we wanted to name our first little girls, Elliana. It just stuck and now I am really going to be using the name. And Katie, my Elli better have a cute little Elli friend to play with one day!! ;o)

Okay, so since I have been pregnant, I have been having these weird motivations to sew different things. I'll post some of the things I have made. It's been too much fun. The first is this little clutchy/blankie thing. And yes, I cut a beanie baby in half to make it. But it's super soft and so is the material in the middle. So nice to touch and pet. And in case you're wondering, it is NOT and CANNOT be used like a bear rug. I was trying to explain it to my sister over the phone and she said it sounded like a bear rug she would play on or that we would mount to the wall. Grrr....what a brat!! :o) heheheeee But, after seeing the picture, did you guys get the idea?? The second is a cover for the swing. We got an old swing from my sister Jodi but it had this old 80s color-swirled design all over it. It was ugly. So I made a new cover for it. Steve said I needed to make it with neutral colors so our future "boys" could use it too and not be stuck in some pinky pansy stuff! The third pic is of her blessing dress. That was really fun to make but kinda hard to sew something that small. My fingers were too big to maneuver it at times.

Okay, I still have more pics. I hope you're not too bored. Steve and I drove to Washington and stayed there for 2 weeks to visit family. It was such a nice break to get away. This picture is me and Steve at Pike's Place, the old open market in downdown Seattle. Good thing my morning sickness is over or that fish behind us would have gagged me!!

Okay, enough photos. So, the update with us is about the same. We're just living here in Rexy. Steve has a new job at the hospital in shipping/receiving (which he loves so much more than Melaleuca) and I am subbing here and in Sugar City. It's pretty fun and I'm glad I have this semester to do it before little Elli comes.

Oh, and I heard from Christy and she had her baby. I don't know when she'll be on next so I'll fill you all in a little bit. They named him Bryson (Bryce) Joseph Darrington. He was born on Sept. 17th at 2:10 am. He was 8 lbs, 13 ozs and 22 inches long. She was more than a week overdue and WAY ready to have him. Everything happened pretty fast, once they got to the hospital, but I'll let her fill you all in on that and post pics herself. Pretty exciting though!!

Anyway, can't wait to hear more from everyone and keep this thing going!!

Ashley