Sew much to do, so little time...

I received a sewing machine for Christmas from John, and have had a lot of fun putting it to use. My first projects were some baby gifts for Kristen's little girl. I was inspired to do the hooter hider and burp cloths by Courtney (and used the instructions from her blog), and then used these instructions for the pillowcase dress. I also had fun using the applique stitch on my machine to do the onesies.

I was unable to find a good pattern for a gusseted Boppy cover online, so I took apart my old cover and used it as a pattern to make this new one. The minky fabric is so soft--Will loves this pillow and like to put his cheek next to it.

I'm in the middle of my first project using a real store-bought pattern--it's the Amy Butler Nappy Bag. I'm almost done with the bag, so should have some completed pictures to post soon. There's also the matching changing pad to make, and I wanted to do an appliqued onesie for Anna and a T-shirt to match for Will....I think I'm running out of time, though, before she gets here (and I'm thinking that there won't be much sewing going on after that!).

Speaking of the baby, here are the 35 week photos (taken before my OB appointment yesterday):

I've had a few people at work ask if I'm sleeping well or if I'm tired...I didn't realize why until I saw these pictures. Does my face look tired and puffy or what?!? As a matter of fact, I'm not sleeping well, but I figure I'm sleeping a lot better than I will be in 4 weeks. I've decided it's a lot easier to carry a baby breech than vertex. I am having sooooooo much more back and stomach pain with this baby than I did with Will, not just at the end of the day but pretty much all the time. Last night, though, I slept with a heating pad under the small of my back and I had the best night's sleep I've had in a month, so maybe that's the cure!