Best invention ever...

I have been meaning to share about this product. It is the best body pillow ever, whether you are pregnant or not. I looked and looked for a body pillow but the regular ones that were cheap were too puffy to support my back. This is small enough you can get it under your belly and behind your back. Works perfectly! I absolutely love it. I plan to use it even after having the baby.

"Maternity Full Body Pillow - Snoogle -" Ivory
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Esta es una almohada de todo el cuerpo que me compré. Busqué y busqué hasta que encontré esta. Era un poco cara pero valió la pena la inversión ya que me permite dormir super bien. Es dificil dormir de espaldas con la panza porque el peso del bebé no te deja respirar, si duermes de lado poniendo el peso en la panza el bebé se siente estrujado y se mueve demasiado, osea que la única forma es mantener como el equilibrio en el medio sin apretar al bebé de lado lo cual es imposible, con esta almohada uno puede darle apoyo a la espalda y a la panza sin apretujar al bebé... y a dormir... ha sido la mejor inversión que he hecho y pienso seguirla usando incluso después de que nazca el bebé.

Six months belly

And here is how the belly looks like at 6 months. I have already gained 20 pounds! So I better watch out!

Y aquí esta la pancita a los 6 meses. Ya aumenté 20 libras así que mejor me pongo viva! Esta semana hemos tenido algunos problemas personales y para variar con la escuela de R, pero la verdad es que estoy tan feliz con mi pancita y la llegada de mi bebé que ahorita no voy a dejar que nada me arruine este momento. La verdad es que no disfruté ninguno de mis otros dos embarazos tanto como este, qué irónico porque esta vez ni siquiera planeaba embarazarme. En verdad que Dios sabe lo que hace y cuándo y cómo hace las cosas...

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Baby Ian at 6 months

This is baby Ian in the womb at six months. Of course is not as clear as a picture but I am still amaze at the 3D ultrasound technology. You can see his nose and his left eye. Right in front of his mouth is the umbilical cord and hugging the umbilical cord is his chubby little hand. The fuzzy parts around him is the placenta.

Este es el bebé a los seis meses dentro del vientre. Claro que no es tan claro como una foto pero aun así me parece maravillosa la tecnología del ultrasonido de tercera dimension. Se ve claramente la cabecita del bebé como de lado, la nariz y el ojito izquierdo. En frente de la boquita está el cordón umbilical y abrazando el cordón umbilical se ve la manita derecha. Las partes borrozas alrededor son la placenta.

Today's wheater

This is a picture from my little office window. I am not sure if you can see the layer of dust. It was so windy today that I went for some groceries and ended up turning around. Here were I live, there is a horrible condition called "Valley Fever" that you get from spores that you breath in when the wind blows the dust like this. So, since I am pregnant, I decided not to risk it and went back home without the groceries. I can't imagine how horrible it would be to get the valley fever while been pregnant, but I assure you I don't want to find out.
Esta es una foto desde mi oficinita de arriba. No se si se nota la capa de polvo que hay. El viento era tan fuerte que levantaba una capa de polvo e impedía la visibilidad a una cierta distancia. Yo salí por unas compras y me devolví porque me dio miedo. Aquí donde yo vivo hay una enfermedad horrible llamada la Fiebre del Valle que da precisamente por inhalar el polvo que contiene las esporas que producen la infección respiratoria. No me quiero ni imaginar lo horrible que sería contraer esta enfermedad estando embarazada... así que me devolví para la casa y me quedé aquí todo el día.

The curse of the sheep sweater

Here are the front and back of the sheep sweater. I already finished one sleeve too, but I can't take it anymore... I need a brake! I have considered ripping this off many many times. I am so bored! Maybe I can use the yarn in other projects... I don't know. Right now I am very scared because the sleeve looks huuuge! and even though this is an over sized sweater... I wonder if it is going to look OK. The original sweater is only sized for 4 and 6 years old. I made the changes for a size 12-14, which is why I have no idea if my changes are going to come out OK or if I have exaggerated on the final size. I think I am going to temporarily sew the sleeve that I have and the front and back and try to try it on R. To be honest right now it looks big enough to fit me... So I don't know at this point what is going to happen. If I don't like the fitting session I am pretty sure I will end up ripping it. I am not planning to waste $100 in yarn on a sweater that is never going to be worn. I rather rip it and be able to use the yarn in summer items since it is a very nice cotton from Classic Elite.

For right now, I am taking a brake to make the baby booties from Debbie Bliss book "Quick Baby Knits" that I got from the library. After that, I will make a decision about this sweater. What do you think? Should I rip it?

Sale at Michael's !!!

Hello everyone, just a quick note to let you know that Michael's has a yarn sale. Everything is 30% off. I got some amazing yarns and saved up a lot of money. I had some projects in mind that I wanted to get yarn for but have been waiting for a sale like this. Mainly, I got Patons yarns, Shetland Chunky for a couple of sweaters I have in mind and some Patons Grace for some baby items I want to knit. Patons Grace is a great substitute for baby yarns that knit at 25 st/4 inches, such as Rowan Glace Cotton and Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino.

Of course I have been doing a lot of thinking and since I am having my baby in April, I decided I am not going to make baby sweaters since my baby is going to be born right before the summer and I am sure he won't get to use any. So, I am going to make booties and cottons pants basically. By the next winter I don't even have a clue of how big he will be (some babies were 18 month clothes at 6 months...) so I wouldn't even be able to tell how big to make a sweater at this point. My guess is that a size 12-18 will for sure fit by then, but right now I just want to concentrate in cotton items that are practical for the spring and summer time.

Here is what I have in mind to start with:Aren't these adorable?