I made a crib skirt!!

So, yesterday... after Jason and I spent 6 hours learning about Child Birthing (part 2!) I dragged that poor man to JoAnn Fabrics with me to hunt down some kind of fabrics for the baby's crib skirt... and after waiting for an hour to have our fabric cut (holy cow, seriously? veteran's day sales!!) we were in business.

I have been on a mad mad hunt for the right crib skirt, but unfortunately haven't been able to find anything I like, so, I decided I was going to make it!  600 online tutorials later and I raw idea of what I wanted to do and, TA -DA!!!... crib skirt galore :)

I am so happy about how it turned out, but my sad little back is incredibly tired of being on my feet.  It if wasn't for all the cutting and measuring and ironing and starch and re-measuring...  geez... I love the sewing, but all the prep is tough on the piggies - especially when you're packing an extra 25 pounds!

Here's how I did it:

Baby-Palooza and the joys of nesting...

Yes, that's right.  Baby-palooza... this past month has been full of all things baby... baby showers, car seat adaptors, strollers, nursery organization, linens, crib skirts, 4,000 trips to target, pottery barn baby, babies r us, buy buy baby and BABY CLASSES.

This past weekend Jason and I went to our first Child Birthing class at St. David's Hospital.  Did I mention that I was born here?  It is so special to me that our little guy will be born in the same hospital I was.

The class was from 10-4pm this past Saturday, we learned all sorts of things about breathing and the support persons role and Jason's amazing abilities to massage my achy back (he's actually REALLY good at it - who knew, all these years he's been holding out on me!)

Last night, we had Baby Boot Camp - it was GREAT... a 2 hour class that focused on swaddling, how to change diapers, how to burp babies, car seats, circumcision, breastfeeding vs. formula, the magic fever number of 100.4 degrees, and SO MUCH MORE... I learned a TON.

We have 2 more classes to go to; next Saturday is Child Birthing part 2, and next Monday is the Breastfeeding class.  J is coming to all of them with me and I feel so blessed to have such a supportive husband (even if he moans and groans about it from time to time.)  He is going to be a great father.