Laowai

We found out just before we left for China that we are most likely having a baby girl. The ultrasound (my third… I’m spoiled) was fascinating because it lasted much longer than my others. Instead of just checking for the heartbeat and size they went through a big list of things that indicate the health of the baby. The ultrasound lady said everything looked good and she was surprised she could see so many of the things she was looking for on such a young baby. I would have been having that ultrasound around next week but my doctor said we could go ahead and do it earlier since I was going to be gone for two months.

I decided not to tell my mom what kind of baby we are having. Just to delay the enevitable flood of pink merchandise that will no doubt come my way. But I told her over the weekend and I had a great time fabric shopping for bassinet cover fabric with her. We ended up running into Lana and Ashley – they were also picking out nursery fabrics. Ashley chose a gender neutral aqua and brown line of fabrics. I think they’ll look great for a little boy or girl – it will be a very modern look.

We picked up the bassinet from Brian’s mom and dad over the weekend. It was actually Brian’s bassinet when he was a baby. I put it in our bedroom when we got home and I’m still not used to seeing it there. It kind of sends a little shock through me everytime I see it.

Today I got busy and made the liner for the bassinet. I was sewing in slow motion because of a headache, and unfortunatly I had to use Jack the Ripper (Brian’s name for the seam ripper ever since he was young). But I’m happy with the results. After I picked out the fabric I realized that the salmon colored receiving blanket that mom got me a while back matches perfectly. Oh happy day!

This is the kind of bassinet that I DO NOT want

This is the sweet little bassinet that B’s mom saved. The pictures are not great because I was too anxious to wait for the sun to be out in the morning.

My next baby project will be to paint and recover the seat of a little kids rocker that I have.