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When we discovered that I was pregnant, we were so excited. We'd decided it was time for a new adventure in our lives and felt we were ready to take that scary step into parenthood. Eight months later, we're still very excited for this upcoming adventure but we've hit the point where it's basically just a waiting game. It feels like we're trying to load a very important and exciting document but we're stuck looking at the loading bar as it slowly inches it's way forward. We're ready for this baby to get here already!! Granted, we know parenthood is really hard work but we're ready to hold our precious little girl... and I'm ready to get this extra weight off. But, with less than 2 weeks left till the due date, it seems like we've got some more waiting to do.

This is on a shirt David gave me for Christmas. We're almost there!

In the past few months, while we've been waiting for this little girl to get ready for her grand entrance into the world, we've kept pretty busy with some fun activities and crafts. I've been learning how to make a lot of different flowers to put in our daughter's hair and I recently finished the bow holder. It was a lot of fun to learn how to make all of these bows out of fabric, felt, zippers and yarn.

The pink flower at the top is just for decoration.

During my bow-making phase, I came up with a cute crib mobile idea. I went to work on it and this is how it turned out. Most of the bows have clips on them so I can turn them into hair bows if I want to. Nice, huh?

David and I also discovered a new talent these past few months: the art of crochet. David's sister is amazing at it and we asked her to teach us. With her help, we were able to do a few projects for our baby. The picture below shows a few of my favorite projects. David made the blue hat and flip flops. I made the cowboy boots and the headband. And David's sister, Melissa, made the white shoes, green shoes, and the brown hat. David and I really enjoy learning new things together and are excited to see our girl in these adorable creations.

Another project David and I decided to work on was a quiet book for our daughter to use at church. I know it'll be a long time before she actually uses it but I was bored and decided I'd be more willing to work on it now when I don't have the distraction of a cute little baby to hold. We started working on the book during general conference weekend and finished it up a few weeks later. It turned out better than I had expected and I plan on getting some good use out of this book. Here's what it looks like as well as some of our favorite pages in the book:

The barn doors open up and the animals are finger puppets. The tree shows different seasons. The leaves and flowers snap on.

The petals have Velcro on them to teach numbers and spelling. The ballet shoe is to help her learn how to tie a shoe.

The tennis racket teaches how to weave. The paint pallet teaches colors.

The mailbox opens up and the flag rotates. We're going to put a notebook in the pocket to make letters to put in the mailbox.

 And, finally, while making all of these cute baby crafts, I didn't want David to feel left out so I made him a special gift. :-) Anyone who knows David knows about his love for BYU. He is the most passionate BYU fan I've ever met! He has told me numerous times that if I ever decided to try my hand at quilting, he really wanted a BYU quilt to take to the football games. Well, I finally buckled down and got to work. It's definitely not perfect, by any means, but David loves it and that's what matters. I love the fabric we put on the back. I searched for the perfect fabric to put on the back for months and finally JoAnn's fabric came out with this one and I just had to get it.

The colors look a little off in this picture. I used dark blue, light blue, tan, brown and white fabric for the front.

We're still working on decorating the nursery so I guess we'll be able to stay busy while we wait just a little bit more...