yes, i'm a quilter

People seem surprised when they find out that I have a few domestic abilities. Like when I was getting married and registered for a pastry cutter. Most of my friends didn't know what it was and seemed impressed that I make my own biscuits and pie crusts (or even that I bake from scratch at all). Well, prepare to be even more impressed. Instead of registering for a generic, themed baby's crib set like a million, gazillion other people have, I decided to make my baby's quilt. I'm done at long last (it was interrupted by things like my soon-to-be nephew's quilt, my mom's death, etc.) and decided to post a few pictures of it (the front is pictured first, then the back). This should help those of you who keep asking what the baby's room is going to be like, because I'll also describe my non-conventional ideas for a gorgeous, gender-neutral kid's room.

Our kid's room will have either a dark or rosewood-colored hardwood floor, espresso wood furniture, and light grey walls (and despite what my sister-in-law says, the grey walls will not make the kid feel like it's growing up in a prison cell). I'll use three colors as the main accents in the room: charcoal grey (see the teddy bear that inspired it all), a deep red (see the reds in the quilt), and tans. We're installing a ceiling fan/overhead light this week (yea!) and the blades look like wood (interchangeable between mahogany and rosewood) and (ideally) will echo the floor. We've registered for a few crib sheets and a bumper, and I'll make another bumper to match the quilt and we'll probably register for a couple of blankets that match. (For those of you that are wondering, we did start the registry today [Babies R Us] and will finish it off this week. The shower is January 17 and invites will go out soon. Everyone keeps asking, so I thought I'd throw it in there.)

As for my health? I'm feeling mostly good and doing my best to eat well. I'm sleeping slightly better most nights, thanks to physical therapy, but my carpal tunnel is getting worse, especially in my right hand and wrist. I see the doc on Wednesday and will talk to her about that. I don't (and never have had) have a lot of energy, so I'm not very active. Baby doesn't seem to move a whole lot, but when it does it likes to kick (never in my ribs, which makes some people predict that it'll be a boy). Al's been able to feel the baby kicking a few times now. He's "excited," if that's ever a word you can use in reference to Al. Also anxious, mostly about Mya because she's been a little, shall we say, rambunctious lately. She's not getting over the jumping/biting think very quickly and he's never successfully trained a dog (I have) and he's getting worried about having her around the kid. I'm not; we'll get her into training soon and she'll mellow out eventually. Both of us have bad coughs and are hoping to get over them soon. And that's about it for now!

Another post soon...I hope...