39 Weeks, Barricading the Kids, Repurposed TV Stand and Jesse's Room

My Tuesday started with a bang--or rather an explosion yesterday. I make a protein shake for breakfast each morning in the blender. Well, I always take the lid off and stir it just a bit (with it running). I accidentally let the spoon hit the metal blade and it flew everywhere. Not just a small amount of it either. About two thirds of it. Did I mention this shake is about 24 ounces of liquid:-)? That's right. It flew on the ceiling, my face, my pj's, up one of my arms, six cabinet fronts, the microwave, the toaster, dishwasher front, kitchen window, counter and floor. This was so much fun to clean up, and it only took me about an hour. I am very proud to say though, I did not yell, cry or lose my temper. That is major right now:-).

After this fun I went down to Hanna's room to get Joe to come up for school. I found this:

What a sweet sight and something that did much good for me. It put me back where I needed to be and reminded me of what is most important.

Here's a picture of me Hanna took yesterday--39 weeks pregnant. I hope this is the last one I get pregnant. We'll see. It's all just a matter of waiting around now. I have no plans of induction unless absolutely medically necessary. I have a feeling you'll see at least one more picture like this:-).

OK, I am having major difficulty getting dinners cooked lately. If anyone has any suggestions of how to get dinner cooked without the kids killing themselves, destroying whatever room(s) they are in and me totally losing it--please let me know!! I am open to ANY suggestions!! I am seriously ready to serve cold cereal or PB & J every night temporarily! I was so desperate yesterday that I closed all the doors in our upstairs hall, put up a baby gate, gave them balls and a couple of games, and made them stay there and play for about a half hour. They actually enjoyed it at first:

But after a bit Jack started throwing balls down the stairs and one bounced off of a picture hanging on the wall (luckily it didn't break), so I ended this playtime quickly.

We are finished up in Jesse's room now. We still have to put a changing table in their, but we are not even worrying with buying a crib for a bit. He'll be in his bassinet for the first few months anyway. Sorry the walls are so bare. I doubt I'll hang pictures until the crib is in place.

Here are some pictures of Jesse's room as it is for now. Remember his bedding/theme is trains, so I got a cute Melissa and Doug train, and a couple of my favorite classic train books, The Little Engine That Could and Tootle for small decorative items. I am working on a picture frame and set of name blocks too.

Here is the "repurposed TV stand" I've been working on. I got the idea for it *here*.

That's it for our Tuesday. We got tons done. It feels good to have his room wrapped up. Now, I just can't wait to meet and hold him and have him here with us in his sweet, little bassinet. Won't be long.

My First Sewing Project

I am actually learning a new skill so I thought I'd post about it since this is my homeschool blog and it's all about learning:-).

I love to browse the Etsy shops (too much) and I always bookmark any cute things I see that I may want to buy at a later date. Well, I saw these adorable crayon wallets and bookmarked them. I decided though to try and make one myself. OK, I can barely sew on a button, so I knew this would not be an easy task for me. I've never used a sewing machine either. However, my daughter has a sewing machine and my mom has slowly been teaching her how to use it along with the basics of sewing over the last year.

I decided to ask my mom if she would teach me 1) how to use the machine and 2) how to sew these wallets. She lovingly agreed and I spent some time this weekend learning and having lots of fun in the process.

Below are some pictures of my first project. It turned out super cute (I think). This first wallet is for Joe. I made it mainly for eating out--lots of time we dine out at places that don't provide anything for kids and this looked like a cute and perfect solution to occupy time while we wait on our food. Even though it isn't for home, I showed it to Joe. He was excited to have it and tried it out briefly. He loves it:-). I have several other sewing projects I plan to try out over the next couple of months.

Thanks Mom! I had so much fun and appreciate your time and patience in helping me learn something new!