future unborn babies.

had a craft night with the bestest (aka kris)!

i started out making baby gifts for my niece, the sofs (first birthday on the horizon!) & for my other bestest, dahlia. unfortunately, the onesies we had were for newborns and the sofs is a mighty wee big for teensy clothes anymore. and heartbreakingly, my sweet dahl miscarried at eight weeks.

sorry folks, this blog took a somber turn. healing prayers for my dahl, alex, diego and their angel baby. may God restore their hearts and minds and bless them to the fullest.

and so it is, that i ended up making a baby girl and baby boy onesie for my future unborn babies. is that a bad omen? i suppose that's the 3 mos rule i've heard about. however, i am not pregnant, and thus such superstitions don't apply. besides, i've struggled with my fair share of fears in this department as it is, don't need to add another to the list. anyway, i refuse to see it as a bad omen. these items are making their way into a hope chest, thank you very much. where faith dwells and superstitions have no place.

for our maybe baby girl, ruffles. did i mention i don't know how to sew?! i have a sewing machine that i had to have and have yet to touch. i even bought a three hour beginner class on groupon! i'm setting myself up for sewing success, i just needed a shove to get me motivated. youtube-ed "how to sew a gathering stitch", a few snags with the bobbin and an overall lack of know-how, but i thinks it's beautiful. i cut up a shirt of mine i had only worn once, but hung on to forever (sounds like half of my closet!). but i wore it to the husband's FMTB graduation so in a sense, it's got mommy and daddy already woven into it with love.

for our maybe baby boy, dressed to impress :) there was no actual sewing involved here. but! i do plan to add a zagging-type stitch around the tie & pocket...eventually (meaning, when i think i have this sewing thing down enough not to mess it up).

baby butt pocket! ah!

and moto stash binkie to match daddy.

crafting with the best! after all, my future babies wouldn't have these homemade treasures if it wasn't for them and their help and the little babies growing their bellies <3 (sans jamers ;))