Balance

As I sit here typing this I am balancing a newborn babe on my lap. I’m starting to get use to the multi-tasking that I have to do now a days in order to be productive. I’m waiting for Logan to actually take a nap; I can still hear him up there in his room rummaging through his toys. Then oh sweet heaven…I can sit at my sewing machine and CREATE!!!
We’ve had such a flurry of guests recently…which I loved having all that help but I have missed my precious Viking.
The thing I hate about taking such a long break (a month) is when I get back to work I feel so overwhelmed. I spend so much time just looking at my fabric trying to decide what the first set will be. I tend to feel pressure that the set I make has to be outstanding. This is my own weird issue…no one has sparked it in me…..just the way I am I guess.
My husband is reading this how-to book on freelance writing and I wish someone would write a how-to book about contacting stores to sell your wares. Like a wedding etiquette book….the dos and don’ts of contacting a storeowner. Ex: never call 10 minutes before the store closes. Who knows maybe someone has already written this book. And I guess I could just post my questions on the discussion boards I frequent. Ah well…just a thought.
So…I began to write this and then went upstairs to find Logan and babe were both down for the count so I started sewing. I’m working on a set to put on ebay. I feel that I should balance ebay and my website to maintain the best exposure.
Off to sew some more…..

He has arrived!

So 14 days past my due date I was induced at UW. 12 hours later Zane Jack arrived…just shy of the 4th of July. He weighed in at 9 pounds 11 ounces and 22 inches long. I was able to endure another pain med free birth…which was really important to me even though I was in the hospital. Originally the plan was to have a home birth. Ah, Zane had other things in mind. I won’t bore you with all the details….I could ooh- and ahhh about Zane for days. He’s an amazing little guy and so different from his big bro. My best friend Jessica asked me once if I believed that baby’s are born with their personalities in tact. I’m still on the fence about it. But it is quite amazing to see such a difference in 2 kids that come from the same gene pool.
I haven’t quite decided when I’ll be back in the swing of things of producing clothes. I’m still napping a lot during the day and all in all really tired. But then again it’s only been 10 days since I gave birth. I have to keep reminding myself that I am entitled to taking a break right now. It’s so hard for me to take it easy…I go a little stir crazy…not to mention I get BORED of just sitting around. Right now I’m thinking the 6-week mark. Seems like so much happens at the 6-week mark….
The bleeding stops….you can have sex….you can start a fitness program/get back in the gym….and why not add another…I’ll be back at the sewing machine at nap time.
Though I highly doubt I’ll be able to sit still that long. Like I said it’s been 10 days and I’m already looking at my stack of fall fabrics and thinking …hmmmmm…..what will this become?
3 days after Zane arrived I already had him modeling. Here are pictures of my new burp cloths and my new baby.

Still waiting....

Just so you know I've been on a little hiatus because I am still waiting for this baby to arrive. I am 11 days past my due date....and hating being pregnant. I can't sit at my sewing table any longer so I've been stocking up on crochet hats. At least I can do SOMETHING!
Hopefully this weekend I'll have an annoucement to make.

new stuff

Well it worked. I got some great shots of Logan in both of my new sets and launched them on ebay. Thanks to the hubby…it’s defiantly a 2 person operation. That kid is getting fast. Here are some pixs….

had a bit of a scare today for some reason my site was down for a few hours. Still don’t know why it happened but of course it begins a panic…what if I lost everything?!?!?! Every pix …every description!!!
Thankfully it all worked out.